Alexander, Sarah 'Marie'

Sarah “Marie” Alexander of Marion died Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City. Services: 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 5, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. The family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, at the funeral home. Burial: Dunkard Cemetery, Toddville.

Survivors include one son, Herb (Gloria) Alexander of Middle Amana; three daughters, Callene (Norris) Brashear of Cedar Rapids, Bonnie Pierce of Morley, and Sheila (Jim) Hutton of Vinton; 12 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; a brother, Irvin (Eileen) Kramer of Dubuque; a sister, Hilda (Jim) DuPont of Sherrill, Iowa; two sisters-in-law, Joyce Kramer of Dubuque and Dorothy Emerson of Cedar Rapids; and very special friends and neighbors, Don and Sharon Wullner.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Ray; her parents; a granddaughter, Jamie May; two brothers, Hugh and Delbert Kramer; a sister, Eleanor Heim; and a sister-in-law, Doris Thurn.

Marie was born the daughter of William and Rose (Coyle) Kramer on Dec. 20, 1923, in Farley, Iowa. She attended Bernard High School. Marie was united in marriage to Raymond Alexander on Feb. 3, 1943, in Cascade. She worked for Rockwell Collins for 29 years. She was a member of St. Pius Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in Marie's name.

Please sign the online guest book for Marie at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.

Published Oct. 1, 2012 in The Gazette