Ahrendsen, Marcia F.

Marcia F. Ahrendsen, 75, of Wyoming, Iowa, died Monday, April 2, 2012, at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids. A celebration of her life service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 5, at Lahey Funeral Home in Wyoming, Iowa, with Shepherd Karmen Jamison officiating. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. to at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Green Center Cemetery, Morley, Iowa.

Marcia Faye Chesmore was born on Sept. 11, 1936, in Olin, Iowa, the daughter of Lloyd and Leola (White) Chesmore. She graduated from Olin High School in 1954. She married Lyle Ahrendsen on Sept. 11, 1955 in Olin. He preceded her in death on Nov. 20, 2010.

Marcia worked at Walmart in Anamosa for many years, at Little Bear for 10 years and at the Town Super Market in Wyoming. She was a former member of the Wyoming Presbyterian Church and a member of the Wyoming Legion Auxiliary. She loved her dog Tippy, flowers and gardening, golfing, working on crossword puzzles and reading romance novels. Her specialty was baking chocolate chip cookies.

She is survived by her children, Scott (Joe Ann) Ahrendsen of Tipton, Steve Ahrendsen of Roseville, Calif., Susanne Snead of Oxford Junction, Mike (Lawana) Ahrendsen and Jeff (Sandra) Ahrendsen, both of Cedar Rapids; 12 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Marlene Sarby of Des Moines, and Myrna Kasel of Dexter.

She was preceded in death by her husband and her parents.

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Published in The Gazette April 4, 2012.