Mary A. Conklin

CONKLIN, GRYZINSKI, CARLTON, FORMAN, ROBERTS, SCHAEFER

Posted By: Tara (email)
Date: 7/27/2011 at 09:47:21

Mary A. Conklin 67 of Iowa City died Monday, July 18, 2011 at UIHC following a courageous battle with cystic fibrosis.
Funeral Services will be held at 11am Thursday at Lensing Funeral and Cremation Service, Iowa City with Father Tom Hennen officiating. Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery in Coralville. Visitation will be Wednesday from 4 to 7pm at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Friends of the Animal Center Foundation or the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Mary was born June 11, 1944 in Iowa City, the daughter of Leo and Anne Gryzinski Carlton. She was a 1962 graduate of Regina High School.
Mary was employed for many years in the Johnson County Clerk of Courts office, where she served as the Clerk of Court from 1980-84. She later was employed by home health care agencies. She had moved to Denver, Iowa a year and a half ago to be near her son and his wife.
Mary loved kittens, especially calicoes. She was a devoted fan of Hawkeye basketball and the Chicago Cubs, and was a “coupon clipper”.
Mary is survived by her son Matthew (Brenda) Conklin of Denver, IA; her sister, Betty (Chuck) Forman of Coralville; sister-in-law, Carol (Bill) Roberts of Wellman; her daughter-in-laws parents, Bernard (Jeanne) Schaefer of Raymond; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Mary was preceded in death by her parents and one nephew Chuck Forman III and her loving felines Samantha and Tinker.