116 3rd St SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
Obituaries
The Gazette publishes obituaries on a daily basis. Use the search field above to search for obituaries by name or keyword. Readers can submit an obituary or submit a milestone to The Gazette. The obituary must be submitted before 1 p.m. for publication on thegazette.com at 6 p.m. and in the daily edition the next day, with the exception of obituaries for Sunday publication, which must be submitted by 1 p.m. on Fridays.
Margaret Haughenbury
MARGARET HAUGHENBURY
Coggon
Margaret Teresa "Marge" Haughenbury, 89, a resident of Willow Gardens Care Center, Marion, formerly of Coggon, died Monday, Aug. 11, 2014, at the care center. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 13, at St. John's Catholic Church, Coggon. The family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Central City, and one hour before the Mass at the church on Wednesday. Burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Coggon.
Survivors include her children, Gary (Barb) Haughenbury of Marion, Linda (Charles) Liston of Marion and Jim (Anita) Haughenbury of Coggon; grandchildren, Chad (Casey) Haughenbury, Amy (Symon) Sanborn, Bryan Wermager, Brandi (Luke) Swanson, Todd (Aimee Dunn) Liston, Luke (Jamie) Haughenbury, Bret (Jen) Haughenbury and Jana (Tim) Dolan; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, parents and siblings, Leonard DeKesel, Irene Pohlmann and Clara Triebel.
Margaret was born Dec. 11, 1924, in Victor, Iowa, the daughter of Leopold and Maria (Anthony) DeKesel. She married Richard Haughenbury on Aug. 1, 1942, in Victor. Marge was proud to be a farm wife and to come from Belgian heritage. She enjoyed yard work and growing flowers in her gardens. Marge also enjoyed crocheting, china painting and baking special pies for her family.
Please share a memory of Marge at www.murdoch funeralhome.com under obituaries.
Daily Newsletters