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Debra “Debby” Diane Odean
Debra “Debby” Diane Odean
Marion
Debra “Debby” Diane Odean, 73, of Marion, Iowa, passed away on November 10, 2025, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 15, 2025, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion, with a one-hour visitation beginning at 10 a.m. Burial will follow at Oak Shade Cemetery in Marion.
Debby is survived and lovingly remembered by her two daughters, Amy (Jon) Eastman of Cedar Rapids, and Angela Odean of Marion; five grandchildren, Lasondra Odean, Connor Grade (Shelby Vanous), Chase Grade, Emma Eastman, and Mason Eastman; her mother, Jo Burns of Marion; siblings, Robert Burns of Marion, Marc Burns of Dallas, Texas, Terri Burns of Marion, Lori Burns of Cedar Rapids, and Michele (Tim) Good of Cedar Rapids; niece, Aleah (Mark) Longner of Cedar Rapids; and great-niece and -nephew, Alexa and Riley Longner.
Memorials in Debby’s memory may be directed to the Cedar Valley Humane Society.
Please share a memory of Debby at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
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