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Margaret 'Peg' Matthess
MARGARET "PEG" LUCILLE MATTHESS
Marion
Margaret "Peg" Lucille Matthess, 91, of Marion, Iowa, formerly of Iowa City, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, at West Ridge Care Center in Cedar Rapids with her family by her side. The family will greet friends from 1:30 to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 20, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion. A limited number of people will be allowed in the funeral home at one time. Please plan to wait your turn outside and observe social distancing guidelines. Masks are required inside the funeral home. A memorial service will follow at 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Inurnment will take place at Oak Hill Cemetery, Williamsburg, Iowa. Friends and extended family are invited to watch the services via livestream on youtu.be/kdNA4YmWU9g.
To view the full obituary and to share a memory of Peg, visit www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
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