Berdena F. Silver-Smith (Wood)
April 11, 1926 — October 17, 2009
Berdena F. Wood-Silver-Smith, 83, a resident of Crestview Acres Nursing Home, Marion, formerly of Central City, died Saturday, October 17, 2009, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, October 19, 2009, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremations Service, Central City, by Pastor Mary Taylor. The family will greet friends from 4-8 p.m. Sunday, October 18, 2009, at the funeral home. Burial: Mt. Clark Cemetery, Central City.
Survivors include her sons, Jim Silver, Ed Silver, Larry (DeeDee) Silver, Vern (Connie) Silver, Gerald (Anita) Silver, and Don (Ronette) Silver all of Central City. Also surviving are 21 grandchildren and 35 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her two husbands; four brothers, Art, Huck, LeRoy, and Tommy; two sisters, Lucille Carpenter and Ethel; and two sons, Hurk, and Dave.
Berdena was born east of Central City on April 11, 1926, to Verner and Libby (Rohn) Wood. She married James Silver on October 24, 1943, in Pairieburg. James later died, and Berdena married Aubrey Smith on June 30, 1979. Berdena’s family was her life, and holidays were a big event for her.
The family would like to thank the staff at Crestview Acres Nursing Home and St. Luke’s Hospital for their care and concern.
A memorial fund has been established in Berdena’s memory.
Survivors include her sons, Jim Silver, Ed Silver, Larry (DeeDee) Silver, Vern (Connie) Silver, Gerald (Anita) Silver, and Don (Ronette) Silver all of Central City. Also surviving are 21 grandchildren and 35 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her two husbands; four brothers, Art, Huck, LeRoy, and Tommy; two sisters, Lucille Carpenter and Ethel; and two sons, Hurk, and Dave.
Berdena was born east of Central City on April 11, 1926, to Verner and Libby (Rohn) Wood. She married James Silver on October 24, 1943, in Pairieburg. James later died, and Berdena married Aubrey Smith on June 30, 1979. Berdena’s family was her life, and holidays were a big event for her.
The family would like to thank the staff at Crestview Acres Nursing Home and St. Luke’s Hospital for their care and concern.
A memorial fund has been established in Berdena’s memory.
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