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Garry Michael Sankey
GARRY MICHAEL SANKEY
Marion
Garry Michael Sankey, 65, of Marion, Iowa, passed away on Friday, Aug. 16, 2019, at the Ed and Joan Hemphill Hospice Unit at St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids, after a courageous seven-year battle with melanoma, with his loving family around him. The family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 19, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20, at the funeral home conducted by Pastor Daniel Peterson. Burial will take place in Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
Memorials in Garry's memory may be directed to the Ed and Joan Hemphill Hospice Unit at St. Luke's.
To share a memory of Garry and to read his complete obituary, please visit www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
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