May Wynia

MAY WYNIA

Marion

May V. Wynia, 108, a resident of Bickford Cottage, died Sunday, Aug. 31, 2014, at the care center. Funeral service: 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 5, at First Presbyterian Church, Marion, by the Rev. Dr. Howard Chapman. There will be a brief visitation one hour before the service at the church. Graveside service: 1:30 p.m. Friday at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion.

She leaves behind many beloved nieces and nephews. She and her husband never had children of their own.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Marion; brothers, Jake and Albert Van Gorp; and sisters, Bessie Levin and Marie GeGoey.

May was born Jan. 10, 1906, to Jacob and Wilhelmina (DeGoode) Van Gorp in Pella, Iowa. She was married to Marion W. Wynia on June 16, 1934, in Kohka, Mo. May took care of her ailing mother in their home until her mother passed on Nov. 30, 1940. She and Marion moved to Marion, Iowa, in 1941, where they both found employment with Collins Radio. May was employed at Rockwell, until her retirement in 1984, at the age of 78.

She was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Union No. 1362. May and Marion became members of the First Presbyterian Church in Marion in 1943, where she held position of superintendent of Sunday school from 1944 until 2003. During this time, she was also active in the Helping Hand Store.

Marion passed away on Sept. 6, 1966. May remained in their home until Feb. 27, 2007, when she became a resident of Bickford Cottage.

This dear lady will be missed by her many friends she has accumulated over many years.

A special thank you to the staff at Hospice Compassus and Bickford Cottage of Marion for their loving care and to May's special friend, Henrietta Bartusch.

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