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Dorothy Mae Tipton

TIPTON, GEARHART, OCONNELL

Posted By: CJeanealogy (email)
Date: 11/21/2017 at 16:33:44

Dorothy Tipton, 88, of Marion, passed away Friday, November 11, 2016, at Hiawatha Care Center...Burial: Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion.
Survivors include [private]
Dorothy Mae Gearhart was born September 4, 1928, in Cascade, Iowa, to Ralph and Mae (O'Connell) Gearhart. She married F. Wayne Tipton on October 4, 1952, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids. They were married for 57 years, until his death in 2010. She worked as a supervisor at Rockwell Collins, was a daycare provider, and was a housekeeping supervisor at Northbrook Manor.
She enjoyed playing cards--pinchole and five hundred--as well as baking, especially pies. Dorothy was a great cook, and an outgoing person, making her home the place to gather and spend time. She was a resilient person, and will be missed by all who knew her.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Wayne; son, Terry; brothers, Ralph Jr. and Allen Gearhart; and sisters, Mary Margaret and Sharon.

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