Ormaline A. Kemble

ORMALINE A. KEMBLE

Marshalltown

Ormaline A. Kemble, 93, of Marshalltown, died Monday, March 13, 2017, at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown. Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. Thursday, March 16, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church. A visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 15, at Cedar Memorial Westside Chapel with a rosary service beginning at 4:30 p.m. Burial: Rock Island National Cemetery.

Ormaline was born July 27, 1923, the daughter of Joseph X and Cecelia (Mirr) Wilhelm, in Humphrey, Neb. She attended Saint Anthony College of Nursing and graduated in 1945. Ormaline was married to Leonard Kay Kemble Jr. on March 13, 1945. She began working at Saint Anthony Hospital until 1957. From there, Ormaline moved to Cedar Rapids, where she worked at Mercy Medical Center until her retirement in 1985. Some of her many hobbies included ceramics, Red Hat Society and playing Bingo.

Survivors include her five children, Harriett (Lennie) Marx, Marilyn (Pat) Sears, Pamela (David) Ruemmele, Elizabeth (Wesley) Drahozal and Steven (Becky) Kemble; 12 grandchildren, Kari, Amie, Terri, Ben, Missy, Jamie, Stephanie, Amanda, Nick, Angelea, Casey and Derek; 30 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren, with one on the way; seven nieces and nephews; and brother-in-law, Jack Stoedter.

She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; sister, Joann; and brother, Bud.

Memorials may be directed to the Iowa Veterans Home or to the family for charitable donations.

We, the family of Ormaline, wish to thank all the staff at the Iowa Veterans Home for the many acts of kindness shown to us during these past days and weeks.

Online condolences may be directed to the family at www.cedarmemorial.com under obituaries.