DeBOLT, Marjorie Eleanor (DeVore) 1926-2016

DEBOLT, DEVORE, FALCONER

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 10/15/2016 at 13:24:48

Marjorie DeBolt

Birth: 05/13/1926
Death: 10/12/2016

Service: Memorial Service at 10:30 a.m. Monday, October 17, 2016, at First Congregational Church in Charles City

Gathering of friends and family
from 4:00 p.m to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 16, 2016 at Hauser Funeral Home and one hour before the service at the church on Monday

Marjorie DeBolt, 90, of Charles City, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 12, 2016, at Mayo Clinic-St. Mary's Campus in Rochester, Minnesota.

Memorial services for Marjorie will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, October 17, 2016 at the First Congregational Church with Reverend Forrest Cornelius officiating. Inurnment will be at Riverside Cemetery in Charles City.

A gathering of Marjorie's family and friends will take place from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 16, 2016, at Hauser Funeral Home in Charles City and an hour before the service at the church on Monday.

Marjorie Eleanor DeVore was born on May 13, 1926, at home in Cass County, Iowa to Guy and Bessie (Falconer) DeVore. Marjorie spent her early years in southwestern Iowa until her graduation from high school. On September 10, 1945, she married Robert DeBolt in Corning, Iowa. The couple began farming in Corning, then moved to Floyd County where they farmed together for 50 years.

Marjorie had a very strong faith and was a devoted member of the First Congregational Church where she held many different positions, including head of the memorial committee. She loved her family dearly. She enjoyed socializing with friends, playing bridge, quilting, and attending her library book study. Marjorie truly loved life.

Marjorie is survived by her daughter: Marilyn (Gary) Wilcke of Ames; sons-in-law: Andre Moutenot and Richard O'Banion; twin brother: Max (Joyce) DeVore; seven grandchildren: Nicole (Ben) Girardet, Amy Moutenot, Beth (Christopher) Neipert, Nathan (Meredith) Wilcke, Ben (Amanda) O'Banion, Darcy DeBolt, and Lacy DeBolt; six great grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Robert in 2012; children: Karen Moutenot, Patricia O'Banion, and Robert G. Debolt; and brothers: Norville, "Shorty" Loren, Arlie, Ralph, and "Slim" Watson.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First Congregational Church in Charles City, the Charles City Public Library, or Floyd County Cancer Friends.

Source: Hauser Funeral Home website