COCHRAN, Mary E. 1924 - 2015
COCHRAN, HENRY, NASH, MCCLEARY
Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 9/24/2015 at 15:42:04
"The Fairfield Ledger"
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Page 8Mary E. COCHRAN
Mary E. COCHRAN, 91, of Fort Madison and formerly of Fairfield, died at 12:41 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015, at The Madison.
A private family graveside service will be held at a later date at Fell Cemetery in Libertyville. Cremation rites have been entrusted to King-Lynk Funeral Home & Crematory in Fort Madison.
A memorial has been established for Lee County Hospice. Online condolences can be left at www.kinglynk.com.
Mrs. COCHRAN was born March 8, 1924, in Omaha, Nebraska, the daughter of William and Rhoda HENRY NASH. She was adopted at age 5 by Roscoe and Audrey McCLEARY. She married Harold C. COCHRAN Feb. 21, 1946, at the United Methodist church in Fairfield.
She grew up in Jefferson County and graduated from Fairfield High School in 1940. She attended Parsons College in Fairfield.
Mrs. COCHRAN and her husband were involved with farming from 1946-1956. They moved to Fairfield in 1956 where she was an office employee at Iowa Malleable Iron Company, Jefferson County Hospital and Parsons College.
She taught Sunday school and held offices with the PTA and American Legion before moving to Ames in 1967.
She worked from 1967-1998 at Iowa State University in the offices of entomology, biology and animal science. She was a member of the Collegiate United Methodist Church and a volunteer with American Red Cross.
Survivors include: one son, Randy COCHRAN of Galesburg, Illinois; one daughter-in-law, Kathie COCHRAN of Fort Madison; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by: her parents; husband; one son, Alan COCHRAN; one sister; and one brother.
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