Delores 'Dee' Horwedel

DELORES "DEE" HORWEDEL

Marion

Delores "Dee" Horwedel,

75, of Marion, passed away Sunday, June 26, 2016, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha. Visitation: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 5, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion. Funeral service: 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 5, at the funeral home. Burial: Mount Calvary, Cedar Rapids. The family requests attendees wear casual attire.

Dee is survived by her husband, Everette; her son, Mike (Susan Rathke) Horwedel; Moria and her seven children, who were like her daughter and grandchildren; her cat, Smudge; and new puppy, Jazz.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her son, Steve; and brother, Ron Meester.

Dee was born April 20, 1941, in Grundy Center, the daughter of Tom and Jeanette (Reiter) Meester. She grew up on a farm in Holland, Iowa. Dee graduated from Grundy Center High School in 1959. She then attended St. Luke's School of Nursing, graduating as an RN in 1962. On Oct. 6, 1962, at St. Ludmila Church in Cedar Rapids, she married Everette Horwedel. Dee was an active volunteer for the Boy Scouts organization, holding several positions. She was a den leader, den leader coach and received a District Award of Merit. She also volunteered at nursing homes and at Linn-Mar elementary and high schools. Dee enjoyed nostalgic things. She appreciated the little things in life and used photography to document them, especially her flowers.

The family requests, in lieu of flowers or food being brought to their home, memorials be directed to Hospice of Mercy or Hawkeye Area Council of Boy Scouts of America.

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