D. Marlene Meehan
December 19, 2010
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Dorothy Marlene Meehan, 76, passed away on Sunday, December 19, 2010, at Kavanagh House Hospice in Des Moines, IA after a brave battle with lung cancer. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, December 21, 2010, from 6 to 8 p.m. with an 8 p.m. Rosary, at Hamilton’s on Westown Parkway, 3601 Westown Parkway in West Des Moines, IA. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, December 22 at 1 p.m., at St. Pius X Catholic Church, 3663 66th Street in Urbandale, IA. A memorial service will take place in Marcus on Monday, December 27, 2010, at Holy Name Catholic Church with burial following at Holy Name Cemetery.
Marlene was born on August 5, 1934, in Marcus, Iowa to J. Andrew and M. Lenora Meehan. She was one of four children. Marlene graduated from Holy Name Catholic School in 1952. For most of her career she worked in accounting and payroll for the Waldinger Corporation in Des Moines. She was an active lady and enjoyed many activities and spending time with her friends. She loved to golf, snow ski in Colorado and playing Bridge. She was an active member in her church in the Alter and Rosary Society, Afternoon Bridge group and attending mass daily. Marlene was also a volunteer at Mercy Hospital and was a member of the Red Hat Society.
She is survived by her brother, Ken (Lorraine) Meehan of West Des Moines, IA; sister, Marcia (Dean) Drefke of Marcus, IA; nieces and nephews , Lynn (Pat) Murray of Cresco, IA, Mike (Deb) Meehan of Shawnee Mission, KS, Kathy (Billy) Bryant of West Des Moines, Lori King of West Des Moines, IA, Bill Meehan of Shoreline, WA, Tom (Margie) Meehan of Brooklyn, NY, Maureen (Larry) Nissen of Moville, IA, Dan Drefke of Ankeny, IA; great-nieces and nephews, Meredith Murray of Cresco, IA, Katie Meehan of Shawnee Mission, KS, Robert Gray of Brooklyn, NY, Jessica, Nicholas and Emily King of Des Moines, IA, Bobby Meehan of Des Moines, IA, Jaci and Matthew Nissen of Moville, IA.
Marlene was preceded in death by her parents, brother, Jim Meehan; and nephew, Bob Meehan.
Memorial contributions may be directed to Hospice of Central Iowa.
Online condolences may be made at:
www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com
Jo Gordon
12/21/2010
Ken, I am so sad for the lose of Marlene. She played in a bridge group with me for the past 5 or so years and was such a delightful person. We will miss her. Thanks so much for answering my phone calls as to her situation when in the hospital and after.
Bev Porter
12/21/2010
I was so saddened and shocked to read of Marlene's passing and didn't know she was fighting lung cancer. You have my sincere sympathy.
I volunteered with Marlene at Mercy Hospice for some time. Sometimes we would go have a refreshment or something to eat afterwards-also meet for breakfast once in a while. Sometime after we quit Mercy Hospice we kind of lost contact.
I enjoyed volunteering with Marlene and she will be missed by all who knew her.
In sympathy,
Bev Porter
Mary Sticklen
12/21/2010
Dear Marlene,
St. Pius X morning Mass group will miss you. Your sweet and gentle ways will be remembered. Thank you for including me amongst your friends. I guess you are going home for Christmas. Merry Christmas!
Love,
Mary Sticklen
Frances Naylor
12/21/2010
Sorry for your loss of your sister and aunt. I worked with her from 1969 to l985 at Waldinger. She was my supervisor for several years. We had several enjoyable get togethers with other friends from Waldinger over the years.
She was a fun person to be around and I always enjoyed listing to her stories about her trips.
She will be greatly missed by her friends.
Marlys Hefte
12/21/2010
I have known Marlene since 1969 to 1985 when she worked at Waldinger. We always tried to get together at least once a year for dinner with several of the old employees from Waldinger. Once, she retired she was a busy person with all her volunteer work and activies.
We ran into each other alot at the Red Hat Conventions.
She was always a fun person to be around.
Her friends from Waldinger will missed her.
Mary Jo HOffmans
12/21/2010
So sorry to hear about Marlene--she was playing golf last summer.
She was such a nice lady. I'll miss her.
Sincerely,
Mary Jo Hoffmans