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Muriel Carlynn “Micki” Dirks Lounsberry

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Birth	:	25 Oct 1920 Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	26 Dec 2008 McCallsburg, Story County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Colo Cemetery, Colo, Story County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.0181808, -93.3083420
Plot	:	19, 9, 6
Description	:	THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Tuesday, December 30, 2008. Oct. 25, 1920-Dec. 26, 2008 Muriel (Micki) Dirks Lounsberry, 88, of McCallsburg, died Friday, Dec. 26, 2008, of complications after a fall on the ice. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31, at Bethany Lutheran Church in McCallsburg. Interment will be in Colo Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30, at Presbyterian Church in McCallsburg. Micki was born Oct. 25, 1920, in Decorah, to Lillian and Esler C. Dirks. She graduated from Decorah High School in 1937 and went on to earn a college degree in... Read More	THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Tuesday, December 30, 2008. Oct. 25, 1920-Dec. 26, 2008 Muriel (Micki) Dirks Lounsberry, 88, of McCallsburg, died Friday, Dec. 26, 2008, of complications after a fall on the ice. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31, at Bethany Lutheran Church in McCallsburg. Interment will be in Colo Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30, at Presbyterian Church in McCallsburg. Micki was born Oct. 25, 1920, in Decorah, to Lillian and Esler C. Dirks. She graduated from Decorah High School in 1937 and went on to earn a college degree in physical education from Iowa State Teachers College (now University of Northern Iowa). After graduation, she taught for a year in Scarville. In August 1942, she married Robert H. (Bob) Lounsberry. While he served in World War II, she waited patiently at home. After the war, they made their home on the family farm near McCallsburg where they raised their family. She served in various leadership roles and was actively involved in many community and civic organizations throughout her lifetime. Some of those include the McCallsburg Presbyterian Church, the Presbytery of North Central Iowa, Lions Club, American Legion Auxiliary, Prevent Blindness Iowa, Iowa Republican Women, PEO Sisterhood and Order of the Eastern Star. She visited all across the state of Iowa, traveled all of the United States, and represented Iowa in many countries around the world with her husband, Bob, while he served as Iowa Secretary of Agriculture for 18 years. She is survived by five children, Bill Lounsberry, of Ankeny, Beth Rumph, of Plano, Texas, Janet (Peter) King, of Cedar Rapids, Paul (Kim) Lounsberry, of Indianola, and Steve (Linda) Lounsberry, of Cedar Rapids; one sister, Joann Anderson, of Minneapolis, Minn.; 12 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Robert H. Lounsberry; an infant son; two sisters; and one brother. Memorials may be made to Story County Medical Center Endowment Foundation, 630 Sixth St., Nevada, IA 50201. Fredregill Funeral Home of Zearing is in charge of arrangements.

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Muriel Carlynn “Micki” Dirks Lounsberry death on 26 Dec 2008 in McCallsburg, Story County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.0181808
Longitude: -93.3083420

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Parent

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Robert Horace Lounsberry

(1918 - 2001)

Siblings

Children

William Robert “Bill” Lounsberry

(1943 - 2011)

Richard Charles Lounsberry

(1950 - 1950)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Colo Cemetery
Colo, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0181808, -93.3083420

2. Saint James Cemetery
Colo, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0088997, -93.3099976

3. Mound Cemetery
Nevada, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9899520, -93.3691480

4. Murphy Cemetery
Richland Township, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0569000, -93.3672028

5. Oak Hill Cemetery
Richland Township, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0891991, -93.3550034

6. Pleasant Run Cemetery
Nevada, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9864006, -93.4060974

7. Saint Josephs Cemetery
State Center, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0085983, -93.1742020

8. Hillside Cemetery
State Center, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0289001, -93.1639023

9. Woodland Cemetery
Iowa Center, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9324989, -93.4064026

10. Nevada Municipal Cemetery
Nevada, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0215683, -93.4610672

11. Saint Patricks Cemetery
Nevada, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0233803, -93.4629364

12. Saint Johns Cemetery
State Center, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0628014, -93.1650009

13. Price Pioneer Cemetery
Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9486008, -93.1841965

14. Collins Cemetery
Collins, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8983002, -93.2902985

15. Evergreen Memory Gardens
Nevada, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0424995, -93.4682999

16. Sacred Heart Cemetery
Saint Anthony, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1225014, -93.2055969

17. Eden Cemetery
Rhodes, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9286003, -93.1763992

18. German Baptist Cemetery
State Center, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9785995, -93.1350021

19. Knoll Cemetery
Nevada, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0489006, -93.4869003

20. Saint Josephs Cemetery
Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9278000, -93.1695500

21. Maxwell Cemetery
Maxwell, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8950500, -93.3996900

22. Clemons Cemetery
Clemons, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1137000, -93.1678000

23. Day Cemetery
Rhodes, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8885994, -93.2264023

24. Brubaker Cemetery
Maxwell, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8847198, -93.3916702