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Cora Marie (Farren) Lathrum (2007)

FARREN, JENSEN, LATHRUM, WELTHA, WINSOR

Posted By: Mary Welty Hart
Date: 3/23/2007 at 09:32:08

Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, March 21, 2007

CORA LATHRUM, Winterset

Cora Marie Lathrum, 81, died March 18, 2007, at West Bridge Care & Rehabilitation in Winterset following a long battle with multiple sclerosis and recently cancer.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday, March 21) at Ochiltree Funeral Service & Aftercare in Winterset with Pastor Bill Branson officiating. The family will gather one hour prior to services to receive friends, as well as at a reception to be held at the funeral home following the burial. Burial will be at St. Charles Cemetery.

Cora Lathrum was born June 22, 1925, to Omer and Myrtle (Jensen) Farren of Colo and was a graduate of Colo High School. She also received a degree in education from Simpson College. Cora taught in the Truro and Van Meter school districts. Her marriage to Robert Lathrum took place Nov. 26, 1947. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Winterset, Hoosier Prairie Club and the Multiple Sclerosis Support Group.

She was preceded in death by two brothers, Richard Farren and Wayne Farren.

She is survived by her husband, Bob, of Winterset; one daughter, Carol Weltha of Patterson; a sister, Naomi Jean Winsor of Des Moines; and two grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be directed to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation of Johnston or the Multiple Sclerosis National Society – Iowa Chapter of Des Moines.

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