Sandra Rae ORWIG

ORWIG, TONELLI, BERGLUND

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 2/14/2016 at 18:52:34

March 22, 1939 ---- December 28, 1978

Sandra Rae Orwig, daughter of Bud and Virginia Orwig, was born March 22, 1939 in Clarion and departed this life early Thursday morning, Dec. 28, 1978. Her early life was spent on a farm in Lucas County, in the Bethel area. In 1957 she graduated from the Chariton High School and shortly thereafter she entered nurse's training at St. Joseph's Mercy School of Nursing in Sioux City and graduated in 1960. Ill health forced a move to Denver in 1965, where she was hospitalized on an artificial kidney for a year. in 1966 a gift of life from her brother, Dave, in the form of a kidney transplant, was given. After this gift she was able to work in her chosen profession for more than 12 years, specializing in obstetrics. In 1967 she entered the school of Midwifery at the University of Mississippi in Jackson, and was practicing as a midwife nurse at Kuhn Memorial Hospital in Vicksburg, Miss. She was on leave of absence in Iowa during her final illness, and was awaiting a second transplant at the time of her death.

She was preceded in death by her father, Bud Orwig, and two grandparents. She leaves behind with a flood of memories, her mother, Virginia Orwig, of Russell; three brothers, Dennis and Leo, both of Chariton and Dave of Russell; one sister, Muffy Tonelli, of Russell; three sisters-in-law, Karen, Roni and Bonnie; and one brother-in-law, Ron Tonelli; two nieces, five nephews, her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Berglund of Stratford, Ia.; several aunts, uncles, other relatives and many friends.

Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 30, at the Fielding Funeral Home with the Rev. Wauneita McConnell and the Rev. Fred Mansfield officiating, followed by cremation committal services in the Russell Cemetery.

CHARITON LEADER ---- Chariton, Iowa
January 16, 1979