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Alma Davin
ALMA DAVIN
Marion
Alma Dorothy Davin, 92, of Marion, formerly of Delhi, passed away Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014, at her home. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Marion. The family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 27, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, where a vigil service will be at 7 p.m. Burial: Mount Calvary Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include her children, Thomas Davin of Shellsburg, Pamela (Thomas) Pease of Lamoni and Michelle (Randy Ackman) Davin of Cedar Rapids; eight grand-children, Caroline Rustand, Michael Davin, Katherine Loes, Kristy Pease, Scott Pease and Joshua, Bailey and Samuel Ackman; four great-grandchildren, Owen, Hudson, Ella and Collin; four sisters, Berniece Koelker, Doris Funke, Ruth Hargrafen and Arlene Kaefring; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; siblings, Urban Hargrafen, Cletus Hargrafen, Father John Hargrafen, Vincent Hargrafen, Sister Mary Hargrafen and Edna McCormick; and granddaughter, Michelle L. Davin.
Alma was born Dec. 11, 1921, in Silver Springs, Iowa, the daughter of August and Anna (Handfelt) Hargrafen. She graduated from Delhi High School and married Earl Clement Davin on Oct. 20, 1947. Earl passed away in December 1993.
Alma was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion. She enjoyed time spent with her friends at the Witwer Senior Center, being with her family and traveling.
A memorial fund has been established in Alma's memory.
Please share a memory of Alma at www.murdoch funeralhome.com under obituaries.
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