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Lora Mae “Ike” Morris Ward

Birth	:	12 Aug 1930 Boone, Boone County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	24 Apr 2015 Mechanicsville, Cedar County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Masonic Cemetery, Tipton, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.7588060, -91.1505830
Description	:	Lora Mae “Ike” Ward, 84, of Tipton, passed away Friday, April 24, 2015, at Mechanicsville Nursing and Rehab Center, Mechanicsville, Iowa. Visitation will be 9:00 to 11:00 a.m., Monday, April 27, 2015, at Fry Funeral Home, Tipton. Funeral services will immediately follow at 11:00 a.m., also at Fry’s. Burial will be in Tipton Masonic Cemetery, Tipton, Iowa. Memorials may be made to the Care Initiative Hospice or Mechanicsville Nursing and Rehab Center in her memory. Lora Mae Morris was born August 12, 1930, in Boone, Iowa, the daughter of George and Thelma (Morgan) Morris. She was a 1948 graduate of Boone High... Read More	Lora Mae “Ike” Ward, 84, of Tipton, passed away Friday, April 24, 2015, at Mechanicsville Nursing and Rehab Center, Mechanicsville, Iowa. Visitation will be 9:00 to 11:00 a.m., Monday, April 27, 2015, at Fry Funeral Home, Tipton. Funeral services will immediately follow at 11:00 a.m., also at Fry’s. Burial will be in Tipton Masonic Cemetery, Tipton, Iowa. Memorials may be made to the Care Initiative Hospice or Mechanicsville Nursing and Rehab Center in her memory. Lora Mae Morris was born August 12, 1930, in Boone, Iowa, the daughter of George and Thelma (Morgan) Morris. She was a 1948 graduate of Boone High School. She went on to pursue nursing at Marshalltown Deaconess Hospital, but decided to pursue other interests. On June 25, 1950, she married the love of her life, Richard Ward in Winterset, Iowa. Together they had three children, Linda, Robert and Richard III. She was a deputy for the Cedar County Sheriff's Department in Tipton, but spent the majority of her working years as the clerk for the City of Tipton. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Tipton. She was a past Grand Matron of the Eastern Star and had volunteered as a judge for the Cedar County Fair’s food pantry entries. She was an avid Iowa Hawkeyes fan. She also enjoyed NASCAR and had a special love for the community theater, where she performed a few times. Her husband Richard, was her world and spent every moment of their nearly 65 year marriage lovingly at his side. She is survived by her husband, Richard of Mechanicsville; one daughter, Linda (Bob) Van Nostrand of Fairfield, Iowa; two sons, Bob (Judy) Ward of Marion, Iowa, and Richard (Kay) Ward III of Knoxville, TN; four sisters, JoAnn (Gene) Martin, Helen (Bob) Farr, Lois Steigerwalt, and Marilyn Moravetz; four brothers, Warren (Deb) Morris, Paul Morris, Phil (Betty) Morris, and Gale (Judy) Morris; six grandchildren, Sean (Mary) Hannes, Lyle (Josie) Hannes, Tracie Feeser, Toni (Clint) Drake, Elizabeth (Josh) Birdwell, and Kathryn (Rob) Sands; and 13 great-grandchildren, Brittney, Brennan, Emily, Dylan, Victoria, Eric, Danielle, Jace, Teague, Keegan, Kolby, Jason and Chase. She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, George W. Morris, David Morris, and John D. Morris; a sister-in-law, Shirley Morris, and two brothers-in-law, George Steigerwalt, and Kenny Moravetz. Fry Funeral Home Contributed by Dennis Harmsen

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Lora Mae “Ike” Morris Ward's memorial is located at: Masonic Cemetery, Tipton, Cedar County, USA.
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Lora Mae “Ike” Morris Ward death on 24 Apr 2015 in Mechanicsville, Cedar County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.7588060
Longitude: -91.1505830

Family Members:

Parent

George Samuel Morris

(1907 - 1988)

Thelma Helen Morgan Morris

(1908 - 1991)

Spouse

Richard Gwin Ward Jr.

(1930 - 2020)

Siblings

Lois Marie Morris Steigerwalt

(1939 - 2019)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Masonic Cemetery
Tipton, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7588060, -91.1505830

2. Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery
Tipton, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7552986, -91.1508026

3. Kizer-Burns Cemetery
Tipton, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7559130, -91.1854800

4. Mount Zion Church Cemetery
Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7343000, -91.1790000

5. County Home Cemetery
Tipton, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7938600, -91.1370690

6. Goodale Cemetery
Tipton, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7219380, -91.1567400

7. Sand Hill Cemetery
Tipton, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7905998, -91.1817017

8. Bradley Family Plot
Tipton, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7389115, -91.1029340

9. Bolton Burial Site
Center Township, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7333600, -91.0834130

10. Woodbridge Cemetery
Buchanan, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7644005, -91.2294006

11. Virginia Grove Cemetery
Tipton, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7211685, -91.0834427

12. Red Oak Cemetery
Tipton, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8365000, -91.1575000

13. Wright Cemetery
Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7569008, -91.0353012

14. Saint Joseph Cemetery
Cedar Valley, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7295000, -91.2667000

15. Rochester Cemetery
Rochester, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6656200, -91.1395800

16. Burnett Burial Site
Rochester, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6680782, -91.1834911

17. North Liberty Cemetery
Springdale, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6852989, -91.2292023

18. York Prairie Cemetery
Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7714005, -91.0250015

19. Centreville Cemetery
Lime City, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6805796, -91.0779322

20. South Bethel Cemetery
Tipton, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6727829, -91.0814667

21. Ocheltree Family Cemetery
Tipton, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6875242, -91.0557094

22. Pee Dee Cemetery
Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6699982, -91.2142029

23. Hanna Cemetery
Tipton, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7136002, -91.0261002

24. Howard Cemetery
Plato, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7486303, -91.2918299