Dorr, Margaret L.

MARGARET L. DORR

Margaret Louise Clark was born May 6, 1921, to F. Edward and B. Margaret (Armstrong) Clark near Knierim, Iowa. She graduated from Rinard High School in 1938 and received her B.A. Degree from the University of Iowa in 1943. She taught English in the Marcus High School and worked in the editorial department of the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn., before her marriage to Melvin Dorr on June 20, 1945.

While raising their family of seven sons and two daughters, Mrs. Dorr was active in the community, as well. A member of Peace Lutheran Church, she taught their ecumenical special education Sunday school class for some years. She was a 56-year member of the Marcus Woman's Club, served on the library board and the 1971 Marcus Centennial Committee. At the time of the 1996 Quasquicentennial Celebration, she contributed many pages to the Marcus History Book.

Margaret is survived by one daughter, Ann Dorr; and seven sons, Tom (Ann), Fred (Linda), Jon (Gail), Karl (Amy), Paul (Debra), Philip and Kurt (Lisa) Dorr; along with numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Visitation for Mrs. Dorr will be at the Greenwood Schubert Funeral Home, Marcus, Iowa, on Saturday, Dec. 14, starting at 4 p.m. The family will be present starting at 5 p.m. with a prayer service to be held starting at 7 p.m. The funeral service will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church (rural Marcus) the following afternoon on Sunday, Dec. 15, at 1:30 p.m. Margaret's burial service will follow at the Marcus-Amherst Cemetery.

Memorial contributions can be made to the Marcus Public Library, P.O. Box 528, Marcus, IA 51035.

Published in The Gazette Dec. 13, 2013.