Masa Joan Bunting
October 17, 1934 — March 10, 2023
Masa J. (Hatch) Bunting, 88, of Marion, Iowa, passed away on Friday, March 10, 2023, at The Good Samaritan Home in Waukon. Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion, with visitation beginning one hour prior. Burial will follow at Oak Shade Cemetery in Marion.
Masa was born on October 17, 1934, in San Bernadino, California, the daughter of Donald and Wilma (Billings) Hatch. She was a 1952 graduate of Alburnett High School. On October 10, 1954, Masa was united in marriage to John W. Bunting in Central City, Iowa. She worked at Rockwell Collins for 35 years on the line. Masa was a member of the Linn County Genealogy Society, VFW Auxiliary, and her embroidery club. She enjoyed bowling, playing cards, volunteering at Mercy, wintering in Mission, Texas with John, and loved birds. Masa will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.
Masa is survived and lovingly remembered by her son, Jim (Claudia) Bunting of Shellsburg, Iowa; daughter Joan Fish of Luana, Iowa; grandchildren, James (Codee) Bunting, Ana (Josh) Masson, Andrea Bunting, John Blake, Jacelyn (Pete) McKee, Matthew (Ciara) Blake, and Michelle (Doug) Crary; 13 great-grandchildren, Damon Weber, Wesley, Jacob, John, Cecilia, Clara, Henry, Peyton, Jaxon, Charlee Marie, Ashlyn, Jase, and Lila; and siblings, Bill Hatch, Donnie (Carol) Hatch, and Joyce (Fred) Bergamo.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Donald and Wilma; husband, John; and son-in-law, Dayton Fish.
Special thanks to staff at St. Croix Hospice, especially Mary, Holly, and Melissa, Waukon Good Samaritan Home, and Thorton Manor.
Memorials in Masa’s memory may be directed to St. Croix Hospice, 101 Elkader Street, Strawberry Point, Iowa 52076
Masa was born on October 17, 1934, in San Bernadino, California, the daughter of Donald and Wilma (Billings) Hatch. She was a 1952 graduate of Alburnett High School. On October 10, 1954, Masa was united in marriage to John W. Bunting in Central City, Iowa. She worked at Rockwell Collins for 35 years on the line. Masa was a member of the Linn County Genealogy Society, VFW Auxiliary, and her embroidery club. She enjoyed bowling, playing cards, volunteering at Mercy, wintering in Mission, Texas with John, and loved birds. Masa will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.
Masa is survived and lovingly remembered by her son, Jim (Claudia) Bunting of Shellsburg, Iowa; daughter Joan Fish of Luana, Iowa; grandchildren, James (Codee) Bunting, Ana (Josh) Masson, Andrea Bunting, John Blake, Jacelyn (Pete) McKee, Matthew (Ciara) Blake, and Michelle (Doug) Crary; 13 great-grandchildren, Damon Weber, Wesley, Jacob, John, Cecilia, Clara, Henry, Peyton, Jaxon, Charlee Marie, Ashlyn, Jase, and Lila; and siblings, Bill Hatch, Donnie (Carol) Hatch, and Joyce (Fred) Bergamo.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Donald and Wilma; husband, John; and son-in-law, Dayton Fish.
Special thanks to staff at St. Croix Hospice, especially Mary, Holly, and Melissa, Waukon Good Samaritan Home, and Thorton Manor.
Memorials in Masa’s memory may be directed to St. Croix Hospice, 101 Elkader Street, Strawberry Point, Iowa 52076
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