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McKusker, Fern L.
Fern L. McKusker, age 86, of Marengo, died peacefully on Monday, Dec. 14, 2009 surrounded by her loving family. Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, First United Methodist Church, Marengo with Rev. Jim Davis and Rev. Katie Dawson officiating. Burial will be in the Marengo Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo. A memorial fund has been established.
Fern is survived by her husband of almost 63 years, Carroll “Buck;” five children: Joann Cuppy (Gayle) of Kalona, James McKusker (Donna) of Burlington, Wisc., Julia Phillips (Dave) of Marengo, Jeffrey McKusker (Lori) of Mead, Colo., and Jerome “Jerry” McKusker of Marengo; 14 grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren; a brother, Russell Tuttle (Mary) of Malcom, two sisters, Edna Marie Shepherd of Williamsburg and Delores Schmidt of Deep River and several nieces and nephews. Fern was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers: Howard, Earl, Richard, and Bernard Jr.; and a sister Vera Tuttle.
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