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Sarah McClurg
SARAH LOUISE MCCLURG
Cedar Rapids
Sarah Louise McClurg,
94, of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, May 28, 2016, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Mark United Methodist Church by Pastor Bonnie Koeppen. Burial: Palo Cemetery. Friends may visit with the family from 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Teahen Funeral Home and after 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the church.
Louise is survived by two daughters, Roberta (Melvin) Montague of Norway and Linda (Ken) Traut of Cedar Rapids; one son, Stanley (Judy) McClurg of Cedar Rapids; 11 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband; an infant granddaughter; son-in-law, Kenneth Andrews; and sister, Virginia Kysely.
Louise was born Sept. 3, 1921, in El Paso, Texas, the daughter of Joseph and Elva Sutton Swallom. She married Charles McClurg in September 1939 in Martelle. They divorced in 1948. They remarried in Forsythe, Mo., in September 1982. Louise retired in 1981 after 35 years at Wilson-Farmstead Foods. She was a member of St. Mark United Methodist Church, the Women of the Moose and a 50-year member of the American Legion Auxiliary.
Louise loved spending time with her family and grandchildren and great-grandchildren, solving crossword puzzles, traveling and watching her favorite sports teams, the Chicago Bulls and Chicago Cubs.
Memorials may be directed to St. Mark's United Methodist Church and the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy.
Online condolences can be left at www.teahenfuneralhome.com.
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