Anne M. Mardorf, 74, Waverly
Obituaries · June 01, 2017
Anne M. Mardorf, 74, of Waverly, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, May 24, 2017, at the Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community in Waverly, Iowa, after living with Parkinson’s for 13 years.
Anne Marie Mardorf was born on Nov. 11, 1942, the daughter of Herbert and Elsie (Fuhrmann) Hartmann in Clinton, Iowa. She grew up on the family farm and graduated from Elvira High School in 1960 and then attended Wartburg College, graduating in 1964 with a degree in business education. On Aug. 8, 1964, she was united in marriage to Paul Mardorf at Elvira Zion Lutheran Church. Anne was a business teacher at Jesup High School for one semester, and at Clarksville High School from fall of 1964 thru spring of 1967. In the early 1980’s she worked at the Waverly Municipal Utilities and then at the Waverly Health Center, retiring as CFO in January 2005.
She was a charter member of Redeemer Lutheran Church, where she also served as treasurer, church council member, Sunday school teacher and served on several committees. Anne was also a member of the TTT, Calico Christmas, AAUW and several card clubs. Her nimble and talented fingers earned her success with piano, baton twirling, shorthand and typing in early years, and sewing, accounting, clever poems and needlework later on.
Survivors are her husband, Paul Mardorf of Waverly, Iowa; three daughters, Lynne (Steve) Ruschill of Lenexa, Kan., Julie (David) Bridges of West Branch, Iowa, and Sara (Travis) Nuss of Waverly, Iowa; eight grandchildren: Zach, Allison, and Nick Ruschill, Claire, Ted and Will Bridges and Tanner and Mallory Nuss; brother Tom (Susan) Hartmann of Bellevue, Neb.; two sisters-in-law: Jeanne Hartmann of DeWitt, Iowa, and Carol (Dennis) Harms of Corvallis, Ore.; and brother-in-law Allen (Dean Spong) Mardorf of Rancho Mirage, Calif.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, David and Paul (infant) Hartmann; sister-in-law Linda Hartmann; and nephew Bill Hartmann.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, May 27, 2017, at at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Waverly with Pastor Nancy Larson officiating. Burial followed in Harlington Cemetery in Waverly. Visitation was Friday at the Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home in Waverly and an hour prior to the service on Saturday at the church.
Memorials may be directed to Redeemer Lutheran Church, Bartels Aspen Cottage Assisted Memory Care or Wartburg College (Mardorf Family Scholarship) and online condolences for Anne Mardorf may be left at www.kaisercorson.com.
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