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Mathes, Marlene Mae
Marlene Mae Mathes, 71, of Tama, died Sunday, Dec. 27, 2009, at Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center. Funeral services: Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, with Pastor Phil Borleske officiating. Interment: Oak Hill Cemetery. Visitation: Wednesday from 4 to 7 p.m. at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home.
Survivors include her husband, Billy Mathes of Tama; three sons, Brian (Cherie) Mathes of Toledo, Scott (Julee) Mathes of Tama, and Tom (Jody) Mathes of Tama; her grandchildren, Ryan (Lesley) and Drew (Natasha), Levi, Abby, Logan, and Landon; two great-grandchildren, Brendon and Nevaeh; her twin sister, Colene Kent of Tama; and other siblings, Dixie (Mike) Wentland of Hartwick, Gary (Johnette) Timm of Guernsey, Margaret Ann (Royce) York of Montour, and Danny Timm of Victor; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews.
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