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Marilyn Picray
MARILYN PICRAY
Monticello
Marilyn Picray, 66, died Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016, at St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following a brief illness. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 11, at St. John's Lutheran Church, Monticello, with interment
in St. John's Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 until 6 p.m. Sunday at Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello.
Thoughts, memories and condolences may be left at www.goettschonline.com.
Surviving are her husband, Doug; her three children, Michael (Lisa) First, Aaron (Carol) First and Kati (Jim) Besler, all of Monticello; two stepchildren, Carrie (Doug) Yates, Monticello, and Matt Picray, West Liberty; her sister, Janice Omann, Iowa City; nine grandchildren; and a great-grandson.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Lynn; her granddaughter, Hannah First; and her brother-in-law, Larry Omann.
Marilyn Kay Null was born Sept. 7, 1949, in Anamosa, Iowa, the daughter of Roy and Carlene Stahlberg Null. Marilyn graduated from Monticello Community Schools in 1968. She married Lynn T. First on Oct. 21, 1966. He died in April 1979. Marilyn married Doug Picray on Sept. 14, 1991, at St. John's Lutheran Church, Monticello.
Marilyn was employed at Collins Radio and later at Franklin Equipment Co. in Monticello for many years. She worked part-time at J.T. Haderway until she retired.
Her greatest joy was spending time with her grandchildren.
She will be remembered for the delicious birthday and wedding cakes she made, keeping the cookie jar full, her love of gardening, auction hunting and her awesome fireworks displays.
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