Marie P. (Shirk) GATES

SHIRK, GATES, CLARK, SONDAG, FISH, NICHOLS, FISCHER, STRAND, WILLIAMS, SANDS, PALMER, PACE

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 9/20/2011 at 21:26:04

February 10, 1918 --- September 18, 2011

Marie P. Gates, age 93, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, passed away September 18, 2011, at her home. Marie was born February 10, 1918, in Goldfield, Iowa, to the late Paul and Ethel (Clark) Shirk. She married C. Martin Gates and to this union two children were born, Diane and Gary. Marie owned and operated Iowa Service Hobby for many years. She lived in Norwalk, Iowa for 10 years, West Des Moines, Iowa for 50 years before moving to Council Bluffs in 1999. Marie was a 48 year cancer survivor.

She was preceded in death by her husband, C. Martin Gates on October 31, 1990; grandson, Jim Sondag on October 9, 2008; son-in-law, Robert Sondag on February 10, 1977; and brother, Hal Shirk. Marie is survived by daughter, Diane Sondag, of Council Bluffs; son, Gary Gates, of West Des Moines; 5 grandchildren, Randy (Julie) Gates, Cheryl (Matt) Fish, Debbie (Walt) Nichols, Shelley (Greg) Fischer, Joe Sondag; granddaughter-in-law, Cherie Strand; 11 great grandchildren, Amber (Alex) Williams, Brittany (Zach) Sands, Courtney (fiancee', Terry Palmer) Sondag, Taylor and Dylan Sondag, Robbie and Devin Nichols, Zach and Brandon Fish, Jordan and Evan Fischer; 2 great-great grandchildren, Ava and James Williams and baby Sands coming in January of 2012; sister, Arlene (Lloyd) Pace, of West Des Moines; brothers, Don (Lorraine) Shirk, of Urbandale, Iowa, Jerry (Ruth) Shirk, of Norwalk; sister-in-law, Pat Shirk, of Texarkana, Texas.

Memorial visitation, Wednesday, 5 to 7 p.m., at Cutler-O'Neill-Meyer-Woodring Bayliss Park Chapel, Council Bluffs. Inurnment in Norwalk, Iowa Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to S.O.L.A.S., 1204 North 28th St., Council Bluffs, Iowa 51501.

Daily Non Pareil - Council Bluffs, Iowa
September 20, 2011