Marjorie Ann Weber

1929 - 2019  (90 years)

• Name	Marjorie Ann Weber  [1]
  Born	22 Nov 1929	Henry Weber Homestead, Sterling Twp., Vernon Co., WI, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Education	Between 1946 and 1949	Indianola, Warren Co., IA, USA
  	Simpson College
  	attended three years
  Education	1946	Viroqua, Vernon Co., WI, USA
  	Viroqua High School
  	graduated as Salutatorian
  Education	Between 1960 and 1963
  	Northwest Missouri State University (now Truman State University)
  	B.A. Degree in English, a B.S. Degree in Education and anM.A. Degree in English
  Occupation	IA, USA
  	English teacher at Iowa Western Community College
  Occupation	Marshalltown, Marshall Co., IA, USA
  	English teacher at Marshalltown Community College
  Occupation	IA, USA
  	English teacher at Southeast Iowa Community College
  Occupation	Between 1970 and 1972	Mediapolis, Des Moines Co., IA, USA
  	part-owner of a fabric store
  Retired	1988	Knoxville, Marion Co., IA, USA
  Died	25 Dec 2019	Des Moines, Polk Co., IA, USA
  Notes	Marjorie Weber Moore November 22, 1929 - December 25, 2019 MARJORIE'S OBITUARY A Celebration of Life Service for Marjorie Moore, 90, whopassed away peacefully Christmas Day, December 25, 2019, atSpecialty Select Hospital in Des Moines, will be held at2:00 p.m., Friday, January 3 at First United MethodistChurch, Indianola. Visitation will be held one hour priorto services at the church. An additional time ofcelebration will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, January 5 atThe Village Heritage Room. Marjorie Ann Weber was born November 22, 1929 near Viroqua,Wisconsin to Earl H. and Viratine Cade Weber. She beganschool at age four, making the long mile trek down the hillto the Weber school. She graduated from Viroqua high schoolin 1946. Then she and her older sister Miriam began theirnew adventure far away, hopping the bus with suitcases oftheir belongings and heading to Simpson College inIndianola, Iowa. At Simpson she met a returning G.I. and on August 17, 1948she married Raymond D. Moore at Liberty Pole, Wisconsin.They were blessed with four children: Ann Louise, KathleenRae, Philip Earl and Carol Elaine. Raymond and Marjorie moved to Belchertown, Massachusettswhere he served as student pastor while attending seminary. She was alone all week with two small children. She wasindependent from the beginning. In 1954 they returned toIowa to various parishes. They lived in North Liberty, Rippey, Moulton, Killduff,Mediapolis, Dunlap, Sigourney and Brooklyn. The start of their family interrupted her Simpsoneducation, so when the children had all started school, shebegan the daily hour-long commute to Kirksville, Missouriwhere she finished her B.S. in education and went on toearn her Master's degree. A move to central Iowa led toher teaching at Grinnell High School and MarshalltownCommunity College. From that time until retirement shetaught at various Community Colleges in Iowa. She taughtEnglish and especially loved composition and literature,finding a special appreciation for evening adult classes. In addition to teaching, she had other jobs through theyears, including as partner in a fabric store. When theyretired to Knoxville, she helped start Almost Free, a usedclothing store run by the women of the Knoxville UMW, andwas their treasurer of the thousands of dollars they raisedfor missions. In Knoxville, the Moores became well-known throughout townfor their beautiful flower gardens, especially their manyand varied roses. In 2007 they moved to the Villageretirement center in Indianola, where her interests andactivities were wide. She wrote the monthly front pagearticle for the newsletter, chaired the Library Committee,helped lead the Book Club and played cribbage often. Shewas a prolific poet, occasionally having poems printed in"Lyrical Iowa" and sharing her poetry in the newsletter. The Moores took their tiny travel trailer to nearly everystate, teaching their children the love of history and ofGod's creation. She loved genealogy, traveling withRaymond to Germany and England to find family roots.Losing her life-long partner in 2014 didn't stop her fromtraveling. A mission trip to Guatemala at the age of 87with daughter Carol and granddaughter Rachel was a specialhighlight because she could spend some time with her twoGuatemalan daughters, Ana and Ligia, who had lived withthem as exchange students many years ago. Marjorie was preceded in death by her parents, her husbandRaymond, her sister Miriam Weber, as well as manybrothers-in-law and sisters-in-law. Marjorie is survived by her children, Ann Johnson ofNorwalk, Kathy Moore of Indianola, Phil Moore and wife CharHeitman of Eugene, Oregon, and Carol Zumwalt and husbandRon of Indianola. She is also survived by sixgrandchildren: Kurt Johnson of Phoenix, Jennifer Jones andhusband Joe of Indianola; Andrew Zumwalt and wife Donna ofWest Des Moines, Sam Zumwalt of Indianola, Rachel Zumwaltof Des Moines, and Rio Heitman Moore of Eugene, Oregon.She is also survived by six great-grandchildren, Leia,Kate, Anna, Ali, Alivia and Austin. Marj is also survived by her brother Richard (Dick) Weber,two treasured sisters-in-law, Priscilla Strohbehn andMarles Moore. She is also survived by 33 nieces andnephews and their families, all of whom she treasured, andby a special second-cousin, Tina Weber. Memorials may be made to Simpson College, Bidwell-RiversideCenter in Des Moines, and the Good Shepherd fund of theVillage.
  Person ID	I15437	Sprague Project
  Last Modified	2 Dec 2020

  
  

  Father	Earl Henry Weber,   b. 12 Jun 1904, Henry Weber Homestead, Sterling Twp., Vernon Co., WI, USA ,   d. 16 Mar 2000, Bethel Home, Viroqua, Vernon Co., WI, USA  (Age 95 years)
  Mother	Viratine Eleanor Gertrude Cade,   b. 19 Dec 1905, Coloma Corners, Waushara Co., WI, USA ,   d. 12 Apr 1989, Vernon Memorial Hospital, Viroqua, Vernon Co., WI, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Married	24 Nov 1926	Henry Weber Homestead, Sterling Twp., Vernon Co., WI, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F5867	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse	Raymond Delmar Moore,   b. 4 Jun 1922, Poweshiek Co., IA, USA ,   d. 6 Jul 2014, Wesley Village, Indianola, Warren Co., IA, USA  (Age 92 years)
  Married	17 Aug 1948	Liberty Pole United Methodist Church, Franklin Twp., Vernon Co., WI, USA   [3]
  	From Vernon County Censor, August, 1947 WEBER-MOORE: Marjorie Ann Weber, daughter of Mr. &Mrs. Earl Weber of Viroqua, R. 4, exchanged marriage vowswith Raymond D. Moore, son of Rev. and Mrs. Forrest Mooreof Malcom, Iowa, in a candle light ceremony at the LibertyPole Methodist Church on Tuesday evening, August 17, at8:00 p.m. Rev. Forrest Moore and Rev. B. B. Zeunerperformed the double ring ceremony. The bride, attired ingown and veil in ninon voile, carried a corsage of whiteroses on a Bible and entered on the arm of her father. Heronly jewelry was a stand of pearls, a gift of the groom.She was attended by her sister, Miriam, who was dressed ina white organdy gown with accents of blue and a bluehead-dress. She carried a bouquet of pink roses. The bridegroom was attended by his brother, Lester.Both wore dark blue suits and white carnation boutonnieres. Mrs. Chester Nelson played the wedding march andaccompanied her husband who sang “Always” and “Because”before the ceremony and “The Lord’s Prayer” at the close.Darrel Weber, cousin of the bride, and Donald Moore,brother of the groom, were ushers. Following the ceremony a reception was held for theguests in the church basement. The young couple receivedmany lovely and useful gifts from the relatives andfriends. Mr. and Mrs. Moore will reside in Indianola, Iowawhere they will both be attending Simpson College this fall.
  Children	+ 1. Living   2. Living + 3. Living + 4. Living
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2013
  Family ID	F5956	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 22 Nov 1929 - Henry Weber Homestead, Sterling Twp., Vernon Co., WI, USA Education - Simpson College - Between 1946 and 1949 - Indianola, Warren Co., IA, USA Education - Viroqua High School - 1946 - Viroqua, Vernon Co., WI, USA Married - 17 Aug 1948 - Liberty Pole United Methodist Church, Franklin Twp., Vernon Co., WI, USA Occupation - English teacher at Iowa Western Community College - - IA, USA Occupation - English teacher at Southeast Iowa Community College - - IA, USA Retired - 1988 - Knoxville, Marion Co., IA, USA Died - 25 Dec 2019 - Des Moines, Polk Co., IA, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  I15437 Weber, Marjorie Ann (22 November 1929 - 25 December 2019)

  
  

• Sources

  [S417] Vital Records of Vernon Co., WI, Birth Records, Volume 25, page 520. [S8] Vital Records, Marriage Records, Vol. 6, page 158, Vernon Co., WI. [S8] Vital Records, Marriage Records, Vol. 16, page 324, Vernon Co., WI.