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Marlene Carpenter
MARLENE JOAN CARPENTER
Anamosa
Marlene Joan Carpenter, 83, passed away Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, at Anamosa Care Center following a prolonged illness. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Central City. Inurnment for immediate family will be
at a later date.
She is survived by her daughters, Joy (John) Gregory of Sanford, Fla., and Cristine (Lynn) Lathrop of Nevada, Iowa; sons, Thomas (Karen) Carpenter of Central City and Robert A. (Lorra) Carpenter of Marion; nine grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren; and one sister, Charlotte Dunlap of South Amana.
She was preceded in death by her husband; her grandson, Patrick; her parents; and two brothers, Carl and Louis Mertka.
Marlene was born Sept. 8, 1934, in Cedar Rapids, the daughter of Louis and Maxine (Hugh) Mertka. She married Robert L. Carpenter in 1949 and was a longtime resident of Central City.
Memorials may be addressed to the family and will be donated to a charity in Marlene's memory.
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