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Lorraine 'Mickie' Weeter
LORRAINE "MICKIE" G. WEETER
Marion
Lorraine "Mickie" G.
Weeter, 96, a resident of Linn Manor Care Center in
Marion, passed away
Thursday evening, March 15, 2018, at Mercy Medical Center following a brief illness.
Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m.
Monday, March 19, at
Murdoch Funeral Home &
Cremation Service, Marion. Funeral service: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 20, at Squaw Creek Baptist Church,
Marion, officiated by the Rev. James Perry and the Rev. Andy Saul. Burial: Oakshade Cemetery, Marion.
Mickie was born June 29, 1921, in Nebraska, the daughter of Neil and Beulah (Hyatt) McGuire. She
graduated from Thayer High School, where she met the
love of her life, Lowell L. Weeter. They later married on July 19, 1941, in St. Joseph, Mo. He passed away in 1989.
Mickie attended Squaw Creek Baptist Church,
Marion. She loved little kids, nature and animals, and
was often seen riding her bike and taking long walks.
Mickie was an avid gardener (at the urging of Lowell).
She was known for her gentle, sweet spirit. Mickie also was famous for the best fried chicken dinners in town. However, her greatest love of all was her time spent
with her family. She will be greatly missed by all who
knew and loved her.
She is survived by her children, Patricia (Pete)
Peterson of Marion, Jerry (Debra) Weeter of Denver,
Colo., Judith McAtee of Marion, Rickey (Renee) Weeter of Marion and Randy (Debbie) Weeter of Pueblo, Colo.; grandchildren, Jim (Pam) Peterson of Ankeny, Scott
(Jen) McAtee of Lincoln, Neb., Kelly (Lee) Palmer of
Faribault, Minn., Kim Weeter of Boston, Mass., Lisa (Richard) Davis of Broken Arrow, Okla., Mandy
(Spencer) Mathews of Pueblo, Candice (Anthony) Milton of Houston, Texas, Brittany (Brian) Smith of Lakewood, Colo., Shane Weeter of Cedar Rapids, Stacy (Griffen)
Karr of North Liberty, Kelly (Bryce) Chapman of Mount Vernon and Brooke (Devon) Rascon of Lakewood; 25 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Mickie was preceded in death by her parents;
husband, Lowell Weeter; brother, Arnim, (Lila)
McGuire; and infant granddaughter.
Memorials in Mickie's memory may be directed to
the Alzheimer's Association and the Squaw Creek
Baptist Church in Marion.
Please share a memory of Mickie at
www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
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