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Ruth Linnea “Linnea” Johnson Manlove

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Birth	:	7 Jun 1917 Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	21 Apr 2007 Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Forest Home Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Henry County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.9534000, -91.5444000
Description	:	Linnea Decker–Manlove Linnea Decker Manlove, 89, of Mount Pleasant, Iowa, died Saturday, April 21, 2007, at the Park Place Long Term Care Unit. Burial will be in Forest Home Cemetery. Born June 7, 1917, in Mediapolis, Iowa, Linnea Ruth was the daughter of Francis and Gerda Christine Saunders Johnson. As a youth, she was confirmed at the Messiah Lutheran Church in Burlington. She graduated from Burlington High School in 1936. She moved to Mount Pleasant in 1941, where she has been a resident ever since. On August 21, 1941, she married Lester E. Decker in Kahoka, Missouri. He preceded... Read More	Linnea Decker–Manlove Linnea Decker Manlove, 89, of Mount Pleasant, Iowa, died Saturday, April 21, 2007, at the Park Place Long Term Care Unit. Burial will be in Forest Home Cemetery. Born June 7, 1917, in Mediapolis, Iowa, Linnea Ruth was the daughter of Francis and Gerda Christine Saunders Johnson. As a youth, she was confirmed at the Messiah Lutheran Church in Burlington. She graduated from Burlington High School in 1936. She moved to Mount Pleasant in 1941, where she has been a resident ever since. On August 21, 1941, she married Lester E. Decker in Kahoka, Missouri. He preceded her in death on December 29, 1969. On July 18, 1974, she married Robert H. Manlove in Mount Pleasant. He preceded her in death on March 12, 1978. Prior to her marriage, Linnea worked for Mount Pleasant Lumber Company as a bookkeeper for three years. After she raised her family, she began a 21–year career as the office manager and bookkeeper for the J. C. Penney Company. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Mount Pleasant since 1946. Other memberships included the J.S. Club, the Harlan Questers, the VFW Auxiliary and the Henry County Health Center Auxiliary. She was a former member of the Order of Eastern Star. She loved sewing and was an avid bowler and participated in several state and national bowling tournaments. Linnea was an avid Cubs and Iowa Hawkeyes basketball fan. Her greatest love was spending time with her family. Linnea is survived by her two daughters, Linda (John) Phillips of Burlington and Lana Hoffman of Mount Pleasant; two step–daughters, Barbara Manlove of Bettendorf and Sharyn Manlove of Hawaii; a sister, Margaret Schupick of Burlington; and a brother, Dale Johnson of Danville; eight grandchildren, Lesa (Kent) Muntz, R. Doak Anderson, Robert James, Michelle James, Jeffrey Phillips, Melissa Phillips, Andrea Hoffman, and Meredith Hoffman, along with three great–grandchildren, Kristopher and Mason Muntz and Jennifer Clark. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husbands Lester Decker and Robert Manlove, a son, Lynn Decker, a granddaughter, LuAnn Clark, a brother, Lloyd Johnson and two sons–in–law, Ronald Anderson and Dennis Trabert.

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Ruth Linnea “Linnea” Johnson Manlove death on 21 Apr 2007 in Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 40.9534000
Longitude: -91.5444000

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Lester Edwin Decker

(1915 - 1969)

Siblings

Dale Emanuel Johnson

(1920 - 2007)

Children

Lynn Lester Decker

(1942 - 1984)

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