MARY J SONGER (1934-2002)

SONGER, TROXEL, GREEN, BROWN, GILLIHAN, BROWN, RAMA, RICHARDS, TOWNSEND

Posted By: Mary E. Lanigan (email)
Date: 6/27/2002 at 12:58:26

Ottumwa Courier June 18, 2002

OTTUMWA-MARY J. SONGER 67 of 811 E. Holt died at 11:05 am, June 16, 2002 at home.

She wa born July 07, 1934 in Ottumwa,Ioqwa to EMERY F. and MINNIE RAMA TROXELL. She married PAUL SONGER September 21, 1951. He died October 08, 1993.

Surviving are sons GREG, JAMES, VICTOR and TRACY of Ottumwa,Iowa and ALBERT with the Air Force at Omaha,Neb; MILTON GILLIHAN and GREGG CANTRELL of Ottumwa,Iowa, who were raised in the home; 11 grandchildren; four g. grandchildren; sisters LOTTIE GREENE and BERYL BROWN of Des Moines,Iowa and MARTHA Townsend of Ottumwa,Iowa; and brothers H.G. "PETE" TROXELL of Ottumwa,Iowa and DAN TROXEL of Kirkville.

She was cremated. A memorial services will begin at 10am, Wednesday, June 19, in Reece Funeral Home; the Rev. Paul SMITH of Wesley United Methodist Church officiating. Inurnment will be in McIntire Cemetery south of Ottumwa at a later time.

Visitation will be after 10am, today, Tuesday, with family present from 6-8pm.

Honorary pallbearers will be grandchildren, Eric, Jeremy, Jared, Jasmine, Emery,Emily, Ryan and Emmalynn SONGER and Charlyn, Steve and Mista RICHARDS.

Memorials may be made to Hospice Inc., 312 E. Alta Vista at Ottumwa, Iowa.