Marlene Ann (Ashmore) BIRD

BIRD, ASHMORE, IVERSON, SIME, ASHMORE, BERGESON, WILHELM, BROOKS

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 7/20/2010 at 12:00:29

October 30, 1937 -- July 17, 2010

Marlene Ann Bird, 72, of Ames, Iowa passed away peacefully in her sleep at home on Saturday, July 17, 2010, following a long illness. No formal service is planned at this time. Marlene Bird was born October 30, 1937 in Dows to William Jay Jr. and Arlene Ashmore. Her family moved to Story City and then to Ames, where she lived with her mother and maternal grandparents, Adolph and Emelia Iverson, as her father passed away in California in 1949. She married Terry Bird on March 9, 1960 at First United Methodist in Ames. She enjoyed spending time with her granddaughters. She loved attending concerts, and was addicted to chocolate. She is survived by her husband, Terry "Teebird" Bird of Ames; Two daughters, Michelle (Scott Schoba) Sime of Ames and Traci (James) Brooks of Nevada; two granddaughters, Alex Sime and Elizabeth Brooks; mother, Arlene M. Ashmore of Ames; and two aunts, Viola Bergeson of Ames and Ilene Wilhelm of Lathrop, Callifornia. She was preceded in death by her father, and both maternal grandparents. Memorial contributions may be directed to the Susan B. Komen fund or the Bliss Cancer Center.
Arrangements under the direction of Stevens Memorial Chapel, Ames, IA.

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