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Marilyn M. Dawson Woolridge

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Birth	:	18 Apr 1927 Vermillion, Clay County, South Dakota, USA
Death	:	12 Dec 2020 Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Bluff View Cemetery, Vermillion, Clay County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.7714000, -96.9056000
Description	:	Marilyn M. Woolridge April 18, 1927 ~ December 12, 2020 Marilyn M. Dawson Woolridge died December 12, 2020. She was born on April 18, 1927 in Vermillion, South Dakota, the daughter of Joseph Charles Dawson IV and Mabel Geneva Armstrong Dawson. Marilyn graduated from Vermillion High School in 1945 and attended the University of South Dakota. She studied Home Economics Education. She met Donald Ellis Woolridge at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, South Dakota. They were married in Vermillion on June 15, 1952. They were happily married for 49 years. Don... Read More	Marilyn M. Woolridge April 18, 1927 ~ December 12, 2020 Marilyn M. Dawson Woolridge died December 12, 2020. She was born on April 18, 1927 in Vermillion, South Dakota, the daughter of Joseph Charles Dawson IV and Mabel Geneva Armstrong Dawson. Marilyn graduated from Vermillion High School in 1945 and attended the University of South Dakota. She studied Home Economics Education. She met Donald Ellis Woolridge at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, South Dakota. They were married in Vermillion on June 15, 1952. They were happily married for 49 years. Don and Marilyn moved to Ida Grove, Iowa in 1952. Don worked at the lumberyard and Marilyn was a stay at home wife. They moved to Battle Creek, Iowa when Don was hired as a teacher at Battle Creek, Iowa. Jeffrey Todd was born in 1955 and Pamela Lynn in 1958. In 1964 the family moved to Sioux City, Iowa where Don started teaching 7th Grade Math at West Junior High School. After their kids started high school and college, Marilyn re-entered employment first at Younkers, next at a vending company and then on to Shopko to the remainder of her career. She and Don later assisted Pamela in the Before and After School Age Care Program through the YMCA. They enjoyed working with the kids at the program and thought it was fun to work together too. Marilyn was actively involved in her kid's lives. She took them to music lessons, piano lessons, boy and girl scouts, dance lessons and Civil Air Patrol. In school for the kids she was always participating in homeroom activities, bringing treats, chaperoning etc. Later in middle school she prepared snacks for Donald's classes as well as the kids classes. She was involved in fundraising for camping and also band uniforms. She never missed any of the kid's activities. Marilyn could be found around the sewing machine making dresses for special choir groups. She also enjoyed cooking for the family. She would always have dinner on the table at 4 p.m., so Don could eat and be on to his after school activity working at the rental shop and later at his television repair shop. One of her favorite family activities was traveling in the summer. Marilyn saw to it that the car was packed and the kids were ready to go whether it was an adventure to the Black Hills with numerous friends or relatives along for the trip, a family vacation out east, or just a quick trip to Vermillion to visit her Mother and sister. Sometimes she would take the kids and go visit her sister Bettie in Ames. She loved spending time with her family. She wouldn't allow family members to be left alone during the holidays, so she would send Don and the kids to Vermillion to pick up grandma and her sister even though it may be awful weather. She loved doing crafts and baking and you could always find her searching for new recipes in cookbooks. She also enjoyed working in the garden, mostly flowers, but she always wanted to find some little treasure and see if she could make it grow. Finally was her love of animals, she used to talk about riding in her younger days, standing on the back of horses, riding bareback and then all of her dogs and cats that she mothered over the years. Especially Buddy, her white poodle, he worked with her as Mari, the clown. They walked in a number of parades and also when to the hospital as a St. Luke's Caring Clown and other Care Facilities, telling her jokes, singing songs and making all the clients have just even the happiest of moments. She spent time preparing her costume, Buddy's costume, putting on her makeup, checking for additional red noses for the clients and getting to the event on time. Marilyn and Don loved dancing and played couples bridge, she was also a Deacon at the First Presbyterian Church in Sioux City where she baked cookies for the shut-ins, packed Christmas packages, delivered flowers for the church as well as numerous other activities. She participated in the Order of the Eastern Star of South Dakota – 44 Juno Chapter in Vermillion. She volunteered for the American Red Cross teaching swimming lessons well into her 80's, participated in First Aid Stations and Fire watch. She also helped with youth education classes including being the Scrubby Bear Mascot. She was always ready, willing and able to help those in distress and need. Later she joined the Siouxland Center for Active Generations where she participated in tap and line dancing, exercise classes, yoga and drum circle. She also participated in the cruise activities and crafts. She enjoyed eating lunch at the center and talking to her friends. Marilyn's family includes Jeffrey Todd and Jayna, her son and daughter-in-law, their son Connor and Pamela Lynn and Sergio Carlos, daughter and son-in-law. She also has numerous nieces and nephews and her two rescue dogs, Little Bit and Sweet Pea. Marilyn was preceded in death by husband Donald Ellis Woolridge, parents, sister Evelyn Dawson Park Lee, brother Joseph Charles Dawson V, and sister Bettie Dawson Kiser. Funeral arrangements are being made by Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel, 3220 Stone Park Blvd, Sioux City, Iowa. A memorial service will be 11:00 am Saturday, September 18, 2021 at First Presbyterian Church, 608 Nebraska Street, Sioux City, Iowa. Masks are recommended for attendees. Lunch will follow the memorial service in the basement of the church. Interment will take place following at Vermillion, SD, Bluff View Cemetery, after the lunch at First Presbyterian Church. In lieu of flowers, gifts may be directed to: Noah's Hope in memory of Marilyn Woolridge. Send them to: Noah's Hope Animal Rescue, 2601 Myrtle Street, Sioux City, Iowa 51103 or First Presbyterian Church, 608 Nebraska Street, Sioux City, IA 51101. [Source: Meyer Brothers Funeral Homes in Sioux City, Iowa]

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Where is Marilyn M. Dawson Woolridge's memorial?
Marilyn M. Dawson Woolridge's memorial is located at: Bluff View Cemetery, Vermillion, Clay County, USA.
When did Marilyn M. Dawson Woolridge death?
Marilyn M. Dawson Woolridge death on 12 Dec 2020 in Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Marilyn M. Dawson Woolridge's memorial?
Latitude: 42.7714000
Longitude: -96.9056000

Family Members:

Parent

Joseph Charles Dawson IV

(1894 - 1944)

Mabel Geneva Armstrong Dawson

(1896 - 1988)

Spouse

Donald Ellis “Don” Woolridge

(1925 - unknow)

Siblings

Evelyn Geneva Dawson Lee

(1920 - 1984)

Elizabeth Ellen “Bettie” Dawson Kiser

(1922 - 2015)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Bluff View Cemetery
Vermillion, Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7714000, -96.9056000

2. Saint Agnes Calvary Cemetery
Vermillion, Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7715900, -96.9072100

3. Saint Agnes Cemetery
Vermillion, Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7872009, -96.8499985

4. Dowlin Cemetery
Burbank, Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7789001, -96.8107986

5. Gibb's Cemetery
Newcastle, Dixon County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6985100, -96.8518400

6. Saint Peter Greenfield Cemetery
Vermillion, Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8608017, -96.8644028

7. Clay Creek Cemetery
Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8516998, -96.9788971

8. Ionia Cemetery
Newcastle, Dixon County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6893997, -96.8300018

9. Maskell Cemetery
Maskell, Dixon County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6878014, -96.9916992

10. Halverson Cemetery
Maskell, Dixon County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6908600, -97.0013500

11. Ahlsborg Lutheran Cemetery
Union County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8228000, -96.7612000

12. Saint Mary Cemetery
Union County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8520584, -96.7877502

13. Newcastle Cemetery
Newcastle, Dixon County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6550500, -96.8708700

14. Saint Peters Calvary Cemetery
Newcastle, Dixon County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6533800, -96.8744700

15. Spirit Mound Cemetery
Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8885994, -96.9424973

16. Clay Point Cemetery
Prairie Center Township, Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8987700, -96.9065600

17. Lime Grove Cemetery
Maskell, Dixon County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6632400, -96.9990500

18. Lime Creek Cemetery
Maskell, Dixon County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6569600, -97.0004700

19. Obert Cemetery
Obert, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6702995, -97.0289001

20. Evergreen Cemetery
Meckling, Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7896996, -97.0903015

21. Brule Creek Cemetery
Spink Township, Union County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8346510, -96.7324350

22. Taylor Cemetery
Clay County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8372002, -97.0785980

23. Union County Poor Farm Cemetery
Union County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7649210, -96.7077580

24. Saint Paul Cemetery
Elk Point, Union County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7641983, -96.7061005