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Myrta Virginia “Virginia” Smith Lodge

Birth	:	7 Apr 1923 West Liberty, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	15 Jun 2014 Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Oak Ridge Cemetery, West Liberty, Muscatine County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.5619011, -91.2641983
Plot	:	Sec S/Lot 19
Description	:	Myrta Virginia Smith Lodge, 91, passed away Sunday, June 15, at her home. A funeral service will be held Thursday, June 19, at St. Paul's United Methodist Church at 1:00 pm. Burial will be at Oakridge Cemetery in West Liberty following the service. Visitation will be Wednesday, June 18, from 4 to 8 pm at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home. Myrta Virginia Smith Lodge was born 7 April 1923 at Pine Ridge Farm, near West Liberty, IA, to C. Earl and Helen Swain Smith. She was named after her maternal grandmother, Myrta Virginia Baker Swain. Virginia attended country... Read More	Myrta Virginia Smith Lodge, 91, passed away Sunday, June 15, at her home. A funeral service will be held Thursday, June 19, at St. Paul's United Methodist Church at 1:00 pm. Burial will be at Oakridge Cemetery in West Liberty following the service. Visitation will be Wednesday, June 18, from 4 to 8 pm at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home. Myrta Virginia Smith Lodge was born 7 April 1923 at Pine Ridge Farm, near West Liberty, IA, to C. Earl and Helen Swain Smith. She was named after her maternal grandmother, Myrta Virginia Baker Swain. Virginia attended country school at Union Valley School in Cedar County, and at Hazel Dell School in Muscatine County, graduated from West Liberty High School in 1941, worked a year in Drs. Royal and Robertson's office, enrolled at Iowa State College (now University), and graduated in Foods and Nutrition in May 1946, followed by her internship in Dietetics at University Hospitals where she received her Master's Degree from the University of Iowa in August 1947. She remained on the Dietary Staff at University Hospitals until 1950. She married Duane E. Lodge 31 Dec 1947. Five children were born to this family, Marilyn, Steven, Helen Lee, Loren and Kevin. They were divorced in 1985. Virginia worked as a consultant dietitian in small hospitals and nursing homes in Waukon, West Union, Decorah, all in Iowa, and in Eitzen, MN. When the family moved to West Des Moines, she worked as a staff dietitian at Iowa Methodist Hospital, and as a consultant dietitian for the Iowa Jewish Home and the Mahaska County Hospital in Oskaloosa. She taught at Des Moines Technical High School/Central Campus for twenty-two and a half years, retiring in 1992 at age 69. She moved to Meth-Wick in Cedar Rapids in 1999. Virginia was a life-long active member of the United Methodist Church, and a seventy plus year member of the P.E.O. Sisterhood, currently in Chapter DK. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and her son Steven in 1961, and by her sister, Dora Lee Stagg in 2012. Virginia is survived by her children, Marilyn, Cedar Rapids; Helen Lee, Nevada, MO; Loren, Glidden; and Kevin and wife Lana, Cedar Rapids and their daughters, Hannah and Sarah; by her brother-in-law, Bob and his wife Jean Lodge of Mesa, AZ; four nieces and a nephew. Virginia valued time with her family. Travel, genealogy, ceramics and word games were her hobbies. She was pleased with her family's participation in church music, and was very proud of her granddaughters' talents.

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Where is Myrta Virginia “Virginia” Smith Lodge's memorial?
Myrta Virginia “Virginia” Smith Lodge's memorial is located at: Oak Ridge Cemetery, West Liberty, Muscatine County, USA.
When did Myrta Virginia “Virginia” Smith Lodge death?
Myrta Virginia “Virginia” Smith Lodge death on 15 Jun 2014 in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Myrta Virginia “Virginia” Smith Lodge's memorial?
Latitude: 41.5619011
Longitude: -91.2641983

Family Members:

Parent

Clarence Earl Smith

(1889 - 1970)

Helen B Swain Smith

(1891 - 1974)

Spouse

Duane Elliott Lodge

(1923 - 1991)

Siblings

Dora Lee Smith Stagg

(1926 - 2012)

Children

Steven Earl Lodge

(1953 - 1961)

Helen Lee Lodge

(1955 - 2019)

(unknow - unknow)

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Coordinate: 41.5619011, -91.2641983

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Coordinate: 41.6597351, -91.3182108

15. Hickory Grove Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.6637000, -91.3073000

16. Watkins Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.4516983, -91.2908020

17. Gatton Burial Ground
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Coordinate: 41.5731600, -91.1133800

18. Pee Dee Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.6699982, -91.2142029

19. Springdale Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.6786003, -91.2581024

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22. Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
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Coordinate: 41.6681500, -91.3519900

23. North Liberty Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.6852989, -91.2292023

24. Saint Bernadette Catholic Church
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