Robertson, Marjorie E. 1917-1999

ROBERTSON, DEAN

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, Volunteer (email)
Date: 6/6/2007 at 13:29:36

MARJORIE E. ROBERTSON

AKRON, Iowa --- Marjorie E. Robertson, 81, of Akron, formerly of San Francisco, Calif., died Thursday, April 1, 1999, at Akron Convalescent Care Center following a lengthy illness.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Plymouth Presbyterian Church in rural Akron, with the Rev. Randall Knuth officiating. Burial will be in Plymouth Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Visitation will be 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, with the family present 2 to 3 p.m., at Schroeder Funeral Home in Akron.

Miss Robertson was born Dec. 30, 1917, in Plymouth County, the daughter of John and Ruth (Dean) Robertson. She graduated from Hawarden (Iowa) High School, then taught in rural schools in the Hawarden area.

She served in the Women Army Corps during World War II. Following her discharge, she moved to San Francisco, where she was employed with Southern Pacific Railroad for many years. She returned to Iowa in 1991 and enter Akron Care Center.

She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in San Francisco.

Survivors include a sister and her husband, Darlene and Donald “Bud” Luken of Akron; a brother and his wife, Calvin and Derith of Akron; a sister-in-law, Opal Robertson of Akron; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by a brother, Jay, a nephew and a niece.

~source: Sioux City Journal, April 3, 1999