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Myrtle E. “Meme” Brink Cress

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Birth	:	19 Aug 1912 Emerson, Dixon County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	13 Feb 2005 Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Graceland Park Cemetery, Sioux City, Woodbury County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.4589005, -96.3486023
Plot	:	Virginia, Lot 26
Description	:	No stone was found for Myrtle in March 2016. Her husband has a bronze military marker. Myrtle E. "Meme" Cress, 92, of Sioux City died Sunday, Feb. 13, 2005, at Westwood Nursing and Rehab Center following a brief illness. Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel, with the Rev. Lee Williamson of Whitfield United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Park Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service Thursday at the funeral home. Myrtle was born Aug. 19, 1912, in Emerson, Neb., the daughter of Walter M. and Lee (Farish) Brink. She... Read More	No stone was found for Myrtle in March 2016. Her husband has a bronze military marker. Myrtle E. "Meme" Cress, 92, of Sioux City died Sunday, Feb. 13, 2005, at Westwood Nursing and Rehab Center following a brief illness. Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel, with the Rev. Lee Williamson of Whitfield United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Park Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service Thursday at the funeral home. Myrtle was born Aug. 19, 1912, in Emerson, Neb., the daughter of Walter M. and Lee (Farish) Brink. She graduated from Central High School. During World War II, she worked at Wincharger Corp. She then worked for Younkers-Davidson and Fantle's Department Stores in their millinery departments. She was a caregiver in private homes for several families. She married Lawrence "Leo" Cress on Oct. 12, 1970, in Las Vegas, Nev. He died Dec. 19, 1996, in Sioux City. She was a member of Whitfield United Methodist Church. In her earlier years, she enjoyed cooking and ceramics. She also enjoyed children, especially her great-nieces and great-nephews. She is survived by a brother, Walter Brink of Stevensville, Md. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and a sister, Laura Welch Moltsau.

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Myrtle E. “Meme” Brink Cress's memorial is located at: Graceland Park Cemetery, Sioux City, Woodbury County, USA.
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Myrtle E. “Meme” Brink Cress death on 13 Feb 2005 in Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.4589005
Longitude: -96.3486023

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Lawrence Leo Cress

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