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Deborah 'Debbie' L. Grimm
DEBORAH "DEBBIE" L. GRIMM
Marengo
Deborah "Debbie" L. Grimm, 72, of Marengo, passed away after a long and difficult illness on Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, at UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Celebration of Life: 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, at Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo, with Brian Lishego officiating. Inurnment will be at Bishop Cemetery, rural Marengo, at a later date. Family will receive friends from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, at Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo. A memorial fund has been established.
Debbie is survived by her husband, Ernie of Marengo; eight children, Dawn (David) Weldon of Delta, Kenneth Whitler Jr. of Marengo, Rodney Whitler Sr. of Newport, Ky., Tracy Marshall of Marengo, Philip (Somer) Marshall of Marengo, Lori Schulte of Norway, Heather (Brian) Lishego of Marengo and Sarah (Eric) Hoyt of Marengo; 22 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; her siblings, Rick (Debbie) Duvall of Louisville, Ky., Tony Duvall of Louisville, Ky., Andy (Janet) Duvall of North Carolina, Elaine Borland of Louisville, Ky., and Sue (Lee) Huffman of New Albany, Ind.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two grandchildren in infancy; three sisters, Patricia Meeks, Elizabeth Conley and Carol Ann Duvall; and three brothers-in-law, Joe Meeks, Carlton Conley and Roger Borland.
Online condolences: www.klosterfuneralhome.com
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