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Marlene Horstman
MARLENE HORSTMAN
Marion
Marlene Horstman, 76, passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2016, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City. Visitation: 9 to 11 a.m. Monday, June 6, at Ascension Lutheran Church, Marion. Celebration of Life: 11 a.m. Monday at the church conducted by Pastor Linda Livingston. Inurnment: Oak Shade Cemetery at a later date. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion.
Marlene is survived by her husband, Ken Horstman; two sons, Mike (Char) Horstman of Cedar Rapids and Mark Horstman of Waterloo; a grandson, Eric Horstman of West Des Moines; two sisters, Ann (Roger) Brimeyer of Dubuque and Kathy (Jerry) Cain of North Dakota; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Marlene was born May 19, 1940, in Galena, Ill., the daughter of Delbert and Vada (Geiger) Symons. On Nov. 27, 1959, she married Ken Horstman at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church in Galena. Marlene worked in the office at Farmstead Foods and CRST. She was an active member of Ascension Lutheran Church in Marion as well as the Red Hat Society.
She enjoyed music, traveling, shopping and going out to eat. She especially loved having her family all together and being a grandma.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in Marlene's memory.
Please share a memory of Marlene at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
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