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Lisa Lochridge Tracy
LISA LOCHRIDGE TRACY
Marion
Lisa Lochridge Tracy, 66, of Marion, Iowa, passed away peacefully with her husband by her side, on Monday, March 22, 2021, in the Ed and Joan Hemphill Hospice Unit of St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. No services are being
planned at this time. Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion is assisting the family.
Lisa was born Feb. 15, 1955, in Chicago, the daughter of Wilson and Marjorie (Phillips) Lochridge. She graduated from high school and then attended Salem University in North Carolina. On July 16, 1981, in Emporia, Kan., Lisa was united in marriage Michael Tracy. She was an accomplished singer/songwriter of Christian music with four albums and over 90 songs recorded and distributed worldwide. Lisa enjoyed animals, especially dogs, but most of all, loved her grandchildren.
She is survived and lovingly remembered by her husband, Michael Tracy of Marion; daughter, Leslie (Jeff) Mills of Stillwater, Minn.; two sons, Michael (Joelle) Tracy of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Sam (Macee) Tracy of Iowa City, Iowa; three grandchildren, Amelia Rose Mills and Elliot Raymond Mills of Stillwater and Sloane Ryan Tracy of Iowa City; and her sister, Elizabeth (Ron) Ward of Brainerd, Minn.
Lisa was preceded in death by her parents.
Memorials in Lisa's memory may be directed to her family.
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