Thelma LaMar
July 02, 2007
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Thelma Jean LaMar, 73, passed peacefully surrounded by family at her home Monday, July 2, 2007 after a long battle with lung cancer. Visitation with the family present will be held 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. with a Memorial Service held at 7:00, Friday, July 6, 2007 at Hamilton’s Altoona Funeral Home. Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Altoona Cemetery.
Thelma was born August 22, 1933 in Muscatine, IA to Raymond and Anna Tracy. She lived in the Altoona area most of her life. She retired from Automatic Retailers of America Food Service in 1981, after 19 years of service. Thelma enjoyed spending time with her family, doing crafts, jigsaw puzzles and playing her “GameBoy”.
Thelma is survived by her daughters, Linda Stuart and Vickie Gardner; brother, Ralph Tracy; and one grandson and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Robert E. LaMar; sister, Margaret Sammons; brother, Raymond Jr. Tracy.
Cathy
03/03/2008
Dear Linda and family,
I have not seen your mom Thelma for quite awhile now at Mercy Capitol (formerly Metropolitan Medical Center and Des Moines General) and got to wondering about her. After asking around to no avail, I began searching the internet and found Thelma's obituary. I was saddened to hear she had passed last summer and I was unaware. Thelma, as you know, was a wonderful lady and a favorite customer of mine. I shall miss her dearly. We shared such wonderful chats and exchange books and puzzles as we could and I have come to love and respect her over the years for her strength, courage, determination and her great sense of humor.
Please accept my most sincere sympathy for your loss and my apology for failing to read the papers and missing out on paying my respects at her passing.
Sincerely,
Cathy
Radiology, Mercy Capitol