Dorothy Marquardt

Dorothy Frances Marquardt, 92, of Marshalltown, passed from this life on Saturday, December 27, 2008. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 31, 2008, at First United Church of Christ, 204 South 4th Avenue in Marshalltown. Burial will be in the Green Mountain Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the funeral service. Memorials may be directed to First United Church of Christ, P.O. Box 424, 204 South 4th Ave, Marshalltown, IA 50158,or to Iowa River Hospice. For condolences, please visit www.mitchellfh.com. The Mitchell Family Funeral Home has been caring for Dorothy and her family. Ph 641-844-1234. Dorothy was born on January 27, 1916, to parents Julius W. and Anna (Zilliox) Marquardt of Marshalltown, where she grew up, graduated from high school, and attended Marshalltown Junior College. Dorothy had a long career as a loyal employee of Lennox Industries of Marshalltown and Richardson, Texas. She retired in 1981 from the position of corporate payroll coordinator. A talented artist with a special gift for china painting, she took joy in sharing her work with family and friends. She also enjoyed fishing, cooking, and growing flowers, all of which she pursued into retirement. She loved children, visited and cared for shut-ins, and was a generous and loving aunt. Dorothy was a longtime member of First United Church of Christ in Marshalltown where she had been organist, served on boards, and taught Sunday School. She is survived by nieces Esther Anne (Bob) Horn, Susan (Phil) Gustafson, Bonnie (Rich) McCaughey, Jodie (Dave) Brown, Becky Walkup, and Laurie (Martin) Hazelwood; nephews Stephen Johnson and William (Nancy) Tuttle; 10 great-nieces and nephews; and 6 great-great-nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, her siblings, Ruby Tuttle, Esther Walkup, Julia Marquardt, Betty Johnson, Joseph Marquardt, and her nephew Keith Tuttle.