Fern Elizabeth Mollenhauer
December 18, 1925 — September 27, 2018
Fern Elizabeth Mollenhauer, 92, of Alburnett, Iowa, went home peacefully to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 27, 2018, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Visitation: 3 – 6 p.m. Sunday, September 30, 2018, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point. Funeral Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, October 1, 2018, at Lafayette Christian Church, rural Alburnett, conducted by Pastor Jamie Smid. Family will also greet friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial: Lafayette Cemetery, rural Alburnett.
Fern was born December 18, 1925, in Center Point, Iowa, the daughter of Ira and Alice (Jones) Alden. She was united in marriage to Paul W. Mollenhauer on December 12, 1945, in Troy Mills. Fern was a lifelong farmwife and also worked in the fabric department at Sears for many years. She enjoyed sewing, gardening, cake decorating, quilting and greatly enjoyed visits from friends and family. Fern had a strong faith in God and was an active member of Lafayette Christian Church since she was 14 years old.
She is survived by her brother-in-law, Clarence Joyce; nieces, Nadine (Steve) Smith, Marlene (Dennis) Mills, Rebecca Hanrahan, Deborah (Mark) Moser and Beth (Jeff) Kurth; and many great-nieces and nephews, great-great-nieces and nephews and cousins.
Fern was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Paul; parents; sister, Hazel Joyce; brother, Harold Alden; niece, Norma Johnson; and nephews, Andrew and Michael Alden.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to Fern’s church family, friends and neighbors who assisted in making it possible for her to remain living in her home.
Memorials in Fern’s memory may be directed to the Lafayette Christian Church.
Fern was born December 18, 1925, in Center Point, Iowa, the daughter of Ira and Alice (Jones) Alden. She was united in marriage to Paul W. Mollenhauer on December 12, 1945, in Troy Mills. Fern was a lifelong farmwife and also worked in the fabric department at Sears for many years. She enjoyed sewing, gardening, cake decorating, quilting and greatly enjoyed visits from friends and family. Fern had a strong faith in God and was an active member of Lafayette Christian Church since she was 14 years old.
She is survived by her brother-in-law, Clarence Joyce; nieces, Nadine (Steve) Smith, Marlene (Dennis) Mills, Rebecca Hanrahan, Deborah (Mark) Moser and Beth (Jeff) Kurth; and many great-nieces and nephews, great-great-nieces and nephews and cousins.
Fern was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Paul; parents; sister, Hazel Joyce; brother, Harold Alden; niece, Norma Johnson; and nephews, Andrew and Michael Alden.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to Fern’s church family, friends and neighbors who assisted in making it possible for her to remain living in her home.
Memorials in Fern’s memory may be directed to the Lafayette Christian Church.
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