Marjorie Nieland

MARJORIE NIELAND Blairstown Marjorie Rose (Lewis) Nieland, 83, of Blairstown and Belle Plaine, died on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014, at the Belle Plaine Nursing and Rehab Center in Belle Plaine. Marjorie died of a broken heart after the passing of her husband, Dean R. Nieland, on Feb. 15, 2014. Dean was cremated and Marjorie will join him in a double urn to be "Together Forever." Interment will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Blairstown, with a private family graveside service at a later date. A Celebration of Life for both Dean and Marjorie will be held at the Blairstown Presbyterian Church from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 3. Phillips Funeral Home in Blairstown is in charge of arrangements. Marjorie was born Jan. 17, 1931, in Belle Plaine, the daughter of Charles R. Lewis and Nellie Pearl "Babe" (Kane) Lewis. She was united in marriage to Dean R. Nieland on June 25, 1949, at the Blairstown Presbyterian Church. Marjorie grew up and attended school in Belle Plaine. She was a homemaker, worked for Blairstown Consolidated Schools, Halverson Funeral Home in Blairstown and Kmart West in Cedar Rapids for 17 years. She enjoyed her cats, flowers, collecting cookbooks and bells. Marjorie is survived by her children, Robert (Sheryl) Nieland, Shellsburg, Michel (Patricia) Nieland, Belle Plaine, and Carol (Kelly) Nugent, Amana. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Amber Tilley, Andrea Highberger, Tony and Mark Nieland, Dylan Nugent and Rhiannon Nugent; and her great-grandchildren, Ethan and Carli Highberger, Lindsay and Makenzie Nieland, Archer Nieland and a baby that is due in April. Marjorie was preceded in death by her husband; parents; brother, Raymond Lewis; sister, Anna Mae Schoelerman; an infant sister, Alda Mae Rae; and one granddaughter, Wendy Jo Schulze. Online condolences may left at www. phillipsfuneralhomes.com.