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Mary Louise “Bea” Vorwerk Griffith

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Birth	:	8 Mar 1921 Dodgeville, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	5 Jul 2014 Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Lettsville Cemetery, Letts, Louisa County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.3278800, -91.2287400
Description	:	Mary “Bea” Griffith, 93, of Muscatine, formerly of Letts, passed away on Saturday, July 5, 2014 at Premier Estates of Muscatine. Graveside services will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at the Letts Cemetery. Father Troy Richmond will officiate the service. Visitation for Mary will be held on Tuesday, July 8, from 4:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M., with a 7:00 P.M. Rosary service at the Geo. M. Wittich-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Muscatine. Memorials may be directed to the Alzheimer’s Association in memory of Mary. Online condolences may be left to the Griffith... Read More	Mary “Bea” Griffith, 93, of Muscatine, formerly of Letts, passed away on Saturday, July 5, 2014 at Premier Estates of Muscatine. Graveside services will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at the Letts Cemetery. Father Troy Richmond will officiate the service. Visitation for Mary will be held on Tuesday, July 8, from 4:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M., with a 7:00 P.M. Rosary service at the Geo. M. Wittich-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Muscatine. Memorials may be directed to the Alzheimer’s Association in memory of Mary. Online condolences may be left to the Griffith family at www.lewisfuneralhomes.com. Mary Louise Vorwerk was born on March 8, 1921 in Dodgeville, Iowa the daughter of John and Anna (Panther) Vorwerk. Mary was united in marriage to Howard “Griff” Kramer Griffith on September 3, 1938 in Muscatine. She was a homemaker her whole life. Mary enjoyed cooking for family holidays and entertaining family and friends at the cabin at Lake Odessa. She also enjoyed going to her grandchildren’s sporting events and watching the Cubs and Bears on TV. Mary will be deeply missed by her three sons, Dick Griffith and his wife Barb and John Griffith and his wife, Jan both of Letts, Ted Griffith and his wife, Lisa of West Liberty; two daughters, Sandra Townsley of Letts and Marilyn Wilson and her husband, Denis of Gering, Nebraska; eleven grandchildren; twenty-two great grandchildren; nine great-great grandchildren; brother Steve Vorwerk and wife, Betty, of Muscatine; and several nieces and nephews. Mary was preceded in death by her parents, husband, a daughter in infancy, a son Michael Eugene in childhood, a grandson, Timothy Griffith, a son-in-law, Terry Townsley, two brothers Frank and Dan Vorwerk, and three sisters Betty Bankhead, Anna Zigenhorn and Racheal Manjoine. Courtesy of Lewis Funeral Homes

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Mary Louise “Bea” Vorwerk Griffith's memorial is located at: Lettsville Cemetery, Letts, Louisa County, USA.
When did Mary Louise “Bea” Vorwerk Griffith death?
Mary Louise “Bea” Vorwerk Griffith death on 5 Jul 2014 in Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.3278800
Longitude: -91.2287400

Family Members:

Parent

John Sylvester Vorwerk

(1885 - 1949)

Anna Margaret Panther Vorwerk

(1885 - 1967)

Spouse

Howard Kramer “"Griff"” Griffith

(1916 - 2009)

Siblings

Francis Alois “Frank” Vorwerk

(1909 - 1960)

Daniel R. Vorwerk

(1913 - 1971)

Mary Rachel Vorwerk Manjoine

(1915 - 2011)

Elizabeth Gertrude “Betty” Vorwerk Bankhead

(1916 - 2003)

Anna M. Vorwerk Anson Ziegenhorn

(1918 - 2010)

Stephen John Vorwerk

(1927 - 2016)

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Coordinate: 41.4150009, -91.1999969

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18. Island Cemetery
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23. Brockway Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.4063988, -91.3300018

24. High Prairie Cemetery
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