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Gloria Marchman
GLORIA MARCHMAN
Iowa City
Gloria Anne Marchman died Nov. 25, 2015, at her home in Iowa City.
She was born Dec. 29, 1939, in New Orleans, and grew up in Huntsville, Texas, with her parents, James Hansford Smith and Mary Elizabeth Acker Smith, and sisters Judy and Peggy.
After graduating from high school in Huntsville, Gloria attended college in Houston and obtained her B.S.N. degree. She married Douglas N. Johnson, M.D., and had two sons, Doug and Everett.
She was a dedicated nurse who worked in a variety of positions in Texas and Iowa. In 1979, Gloria married James N. Marchman, and in the process acquired three adoring stepchildren, Lisa, Christy and Michael.
After her family and her work, Gloria's great love was bicycling. She biked with her many friends all over Iowa, Wisconsin, Missouri and Minnesota, and toured in several other states ranging from Colorado to Georgia to New York.
After developing idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, Gloria received a bilateral lung transplant on Nov. 1, 2009. Gloria was able to live six extra years, thanks to this selfless gift of life made possible by a generous family at the time of their own great tragedy and grief. She was grateful every day for the opportunity to have more time with her family and friends, and she made the best of it.
Gloria is survived by her husband, Jim, of Iowa City; children, Douglas N. Johnson Jr. (wife Molly) of Hamilton, N.Y., Everett E. Johnson of Boise, Idaho, Lisa C. Kemmerer (husband Roc) of Iowa City, Christy L. Middleton (husband Peter) of Madison, Wis., and Michael J. Marchman (wife Stephanie) of Iowa City; beloved grandchildren, Danny and Sadie Johnson of Hamilton, N.Y., Eve and Ava Johnson of Boise, Idaho, and Jackson and Grace Middleton of Madison, Wis,; and sister, Judy Isenberg of San Antonio, Texas.
Gloria's parents and sister Peggy preceded her in death.
Gloria was a kind, generous and loving wife, mother, stepmother, grandmother and friend.
She was deeply loved and will be greatly missed.
A gathering to celebrate Gloria's life will be Monday, Nov. 30, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City.
Online condolences may be sent to her family at www.gayandciha.com.
In lieu of sending flowers, please consider honoring Gloria by becoming an organ donor.
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