Marladean Hazel (Stadtlander) HADLEY

HADLEY, STADTLANDER, MUHLENBRUCH, GABRIELSON, HARR, EISENTRAGER, HADLEY-NJEWEL, NJEWEL, PETERSON, LANGDON

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 11/16/2008 at 10:37:45

Marladean Hazel Hadley, 81, of Belmond, formerly of Rowan, passed away Thursday (Nov. 13, 2008) at the Belmond Health Care Center in Belmond. Funeral services for Marladean Hadley will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 17, at the United Church of Rowan with Pastor Nancy Hofmeister officiating. Burial will be in the Graceland Cemetery near Rowan. Visitation for Marladean Hadley will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. today at the Dugger Funeral Home, 111 Luick's Lane S. in Belmond, and one hour prior to the services at the church in Rowan.

Marladean, the daughter of Fred and Ida (Muhlenbruch) Stadtlander, was born on March 26, 1927, in Wright County, near Rowan. She attended school in Rowan, played on the girls basketball team, graduating in 1944. Following graduation, Marladean helped her parents on the farm. On Dec. 30, 1958, Marladean and Loran Hadley were united in marriage at her parents' home. Together, Marladean and Loran farmed and raised their family in the Rowan area. Besides helping on the farm, Marladean also assisted her husband in their Pioneer Seed business. She and Loran moved to his father's home farm in 1982. Loran died in 1999, and Marladean eventually moved to the Belmond Health Care Center in 2001. The highlight of her life was her family; she rarely missed any of her grandchildren's events. Marladean had a variety of other interests including golfing, craftwork, and raising toy fox terriers. One of her greatest joys was being outdoors, working in her garden and raising strawberries and raspberries. Marladean was active in her community as well as her church. She was a member of the United Church of Rowan, United Methodist Women, the Come Join Us Club, and the KYN (Know Your Neighbor) Club in Rowan.

Marladean is survived by her children, son LaVerne (Mary) of Hampton; son Kevin (Betty) of Rowan; daughter Tracy (Randy) Gabrielson of Pella; nine grandchildren: Dean (Sara) Hadley, Katherine (Ryan) Harr, Kyle (Julie) Hadley, Wyatt (Kim) Hadley, Christy (Tony) Eisentrager, Cherish (Jay) Hadley-Njewel, Melissa Peterson, Alex Gabrielson and Alyssa Gabrielson; eight great-grandchildren, Allison, Lauren, Elizabeth, Kacie, Parker, Scott, Brady, Braedon; a sister, Ione (Albert) Langdon of Spring Valley, Minn.; many nieces, nephews, and a host of friends. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Loran. Dugger Funeral Home.

Mason City Globe Gazette, Iowa
11/16/2008