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Oldridge, Belva J.
Belva J. Oldridge, 82, of Winthrop, died Monday morning, Nov. 19, 2012, at her home near Winthrop, with her family at her side
She is survived by three daughters, Kenda (Gene) Bagby, Independence, Kamie Oldridge, Hiawatha and Kelly (Bob) Griswold, Winthrop; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and a sister, Evelyn (John) Orr, Omaha, Neb.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Dean D. Oldridge.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Reiff Funeral Home & Crematory in Independence, with the Rev. John Sheda officiating. Friends may call from 9 a.m. until services Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be held in the Quasqueton Cemetery, Quasqueton, Iowa, following which the family will celebrate her life with a reception at Wolfey's Wapsi Outback in Quasqueton.
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Published in The Gazette Nov. 21, 2012.
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