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Sunday, May 8, 2022
Margaret 'Betty' Hannagan
Age: 94
City: Grinnell
Funeral Date
10:30 a.m., Saturday, 5/14, at Smith Funeral Home, Grinnell
Funeral Home
Smith Funeral Home & Cremation Service
Sunday, May 8, 2022
Margaret 'Betty' Hannagan
MARGARET "BETTY" HANNAGAN
Grinnell
Margaret "Betty" Hannagan, 94, of Grinnell, died on Thursday, March 24, 2022, at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell.
A celebration of her life will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 14, at the Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell. Visitation will
be held one hour prior to the service. Private family burial will be at Hazelwood Cemetery in Grinnell. A reception will begin at noon at the Eagles in Grinnell.
Memorials may be designated to Tiger Packs, a program that provides meals for local Grinnell K-12 students and may be mailed in care of the Smith Funeral Home, P.O. Box 368, Grinnell, IA 50112. Memories and condolences may be shared with her family online at www.smithfh.com.
Betty is survived by her children, Gittallie Furrow of West Des Moines, Iowa, and her children, Michael Furrow and Stephanie Forniash; Diana (Tom) Zrudsky of Marion, Iowa, and their son, Chad Zrudsky; Evelyn (Les) Beck of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and their children, Jeneane Brewer and Ryan Beck; Larry Jones of Cedar Rapids and his children, Kerry Jones and Elisabeth Jones; Perry (Loretta) Jones of Newton, Iowa, and Perry's children, Aaron Jones and Carissa Wadding; Lucinda (Dennis) Bates of Grinnell and Lucinda's children, Jonathan Osborn, Crystal (Osborn) Belcher and Amaris Bates; and Debra (Tim) Pefferman of Marshalltown, Iowa, and their children, Tisha Conn, Anjie Bergmann and Nick Pefferman; 31 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Gene; her parents; and her brothers, George and Carmen Wilson.

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