Doris May Wardenburg, 19 Jan 1928 - 08 Nov 2017

WARDENBURG, ANDERSON, HEWELT, OBRIEN

Posted By: Sandy Ficken (email)
Date: 7/17/2018 at 15:05:06

Celebration of life services for Doris May Wardenburg, 89, Williamsburg, are 10:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 13, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Williamsburg, with the Rev. Richard Meyer officiating.

Visitation will be 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12, at the church. Burial is at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery.

A memorial fund has been established for Immanuel Lutheran Church and LIS Scholarship Fund.

Powell Funeral Home, Williamsburg, was in charge of arrangements. Messages may be sent to the family at www.powellfuneralhomes.com.

Mrs. Wardenburg passed away Wednesday, Nov. 8, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, following a sudden illness.

Doris Anderson was born Jan. 19, 1928, in Chicago, the daughter of Clarence and Ida (Hewelt) Anderson. She graduated in 1945 from high school in Chicago and received her teaching degree from Luther Institute in Chicago.

Doris taught at the Lutheran School in Keystone and Immanuel Lutheran School near Williamsburg.

She was united in marriage Norman “Pete” Wardenburg on Sept. 13, 1952, at Bethel Lutheran Church in Chicago. They farmed in rural Williamsburg. He died in 1987.

She was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church and the Ladies Aid. Doris enjoyed playing cards, watching the Hawkeyes, bowling and spending time with her family.

Doris is survived by her sons, Larry (Barbara) Wardenburg of Williamsburg and Greg (Patricia) Wardenburg of Vinton; four grandchildren, Jeff (Ashley) Wardenburg of Marion, Heather (Kevin) O’Brien of Fort Dodge, Jillian Wardenburg of Clarinda and Derek (Haley) Wardenburg of Cedar Rapids; and two great grandchildren, Jackson O’Brien and Brynlee Wardenburg.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents and a brother.

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