CANADAY, Marietta (KIMMEL), 1916-2008

CANADAY, KIMMEL, BERG, CARDER, KINSETH, LEYDEN

Posted By: Betty Hootman (email)
Date: 2/5/2012 at 10:25:02

Fairfield (IA) Ledger
Page 10
Monday, 15 December 2008

Marietta Kimmel CANADAY

Marietta Kimmel CANADAY, 92, of Fairfield, died at 1:15 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, 2008, at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.

A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Jim McGaffey officiating. Interment in Iowaville Cemetery in Selma will follow a luncheon.

Visitation will be from 9:30-11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Cards and memorials to New Life Community Church may be sent to 2585 159th Blvd., Brighton 52540.

Online condolences may be sent via www.behnerfh.com.

Mrs. CANADAY was born June 24, 1916, in Bonaparte, the daughter of John and Louisa Kimmel. She married Dale Ora CANADAY July 27, 1935, in Cantril. He died Aug. 15, 1991.

Mrs. CANADAY was an elementary school teacher for 20 years in the Van Buren and Cardinal school districts.

She attended First United Methodist Church and was a member of the Retired Teachers Association.

Survivors include four children, Kay BERG and husband Floyd of Brighton, Della CARDER and husband Jack of Cherokee Village, Ark., Gary CANADAY and wife Nancy of Marion and Dixie KINSETH and husband Jeff of Cedar Rapids; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and one sister, Helen LEYDEN of Washington, Iowa.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; one infant daughter, Janice Marie; one grandson; and eight siblings, Henry, George, Paul, Fred, Lucy, Edith, Eleanor and Ruth.

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