Martha Joan "Joan" (Sorensen) Cody (1930-1986)

SORENSEN, CODY, RASMUSSEN, KOPF

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 3/2/2014 at 15:09:39

From Nevada Journal April 1986

MARTHA JOAN CODY

Martha Joan Cody, 55, of 1722 8th St., Nevada IA, died Saturday, April 26, 1986, at Mary Greeley Medical Center, Ames IA.

She was born Sept. 15, 1930 in Milford Township to Lars Peter and Anna (Rasmussen) Sorensen, and lived here her entire life.

She was married to William L. Cody Nov. 18, 1951, at Nevada.

Survivors include her husband, William; a son Jeffrey Cody of Nevada; a daughter-in-law, Cindy Cody of Nevada; three grandchildren, Chad Cody, David Cody, and Heather Cody; a brother, James Sorensen of Maxwell IA; a sister Mary Jane Kopf of Nevada, and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, Edward John Sorensen and Charles Galen Sorensen, and an infant sister, Ruth.

Mrs. Cody was a homemaker. She was a member the VFW Auxiliary, Memorial Lutheran Church, and National Campers & Hikers Assn.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 30, at Memorial Lutheran Church, Nevada. Burial sill be in Nevada Cemetery.

Friends may call at Chet Ryan Mortuary, 5th and G Ave., Nevada, Tuesday, April 29. The family will receive friends from 7-9 Tuesday evening.

A memorial fund has been established.