IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Marion W.
Cresap
July 13, 1932 – September 20, 2008
Obituary
MARION W. CRESAP, 76, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Saturday morning, September 20, 2008, at his home in Cherokee due to an apparent heart attack.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, September 23rd, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. Rev. Ray Kruger will officiate. Marion will be cremated following the services and burial will be in the Nemaha Cemetery at Nemaha, Iowa at a later date. Visitation will be on Monday from 2 p.m. until 8 p.m. with the family present from 6:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home. Online condolences can be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com.
Marion was born on July 13, 1932 at Underwood, North Dakota to Everett & Susie (Souther) Cresap. He was married to Edith Leid on April 17, 1959 at Spokane Washington. He had worked for Boeing Aircraft for a few years while living in Washington. After moving to Cherokee in 1969, he had worked as a farm hand, worked as a mechanic for Schnoes Auto Repair for many years. He had also worked at Obeco Inc. until it's closing and was currently employed at Simonsen's Inc. in Quimby. He enjoyed all kinds of mechanic work, welding, riding horses in his younger days, collecting horses, watching old western movies, and going to Carey's for coffee. He was a United States Army Veteran and a member of the American Legion Post #729 in Cherokee. He had been a resident of Cherokee since 1969 and prior to this had lived in Rembrandt and Larrabee, Iowa.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Edith on September 13, 2008, and one great grandson.
He is survived by his 3 children: Robert Cresap and his wife Marilyn of Louisville, Kentucky; Richard Cresap and his wife Cindy of Shepherdsville, Kentucky; Rena Handke and her husband Randy of Shepherdsville, Kentucky; 11 grandchildren; 9 great grandchildren; 3 sisters and 2 brothers: Ethel Rupp and her husband DuWayne of Cherokee, Iowa; Esther Wood and her husband Kenneth of Wapato, Washington; Lillie O'Brien and her husband Maurice of Spokane, Washington; Earl Cresap of Larrabee, Iowa; Charles Cresap of Lowell, Indiana.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, September 23rd, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. Rev. Ray Kruger will officiate. Marion will be cremated following the services and burial will be in the Nemaha Cemetery at Nemaha, Iowa at a later date. Visitation will be on Monday from 2 p.m. until 8 p.m. with the family present from 6:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home. Online condolences can be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com.
Marion was born on July 13, 1932 at Underwood, North Dakota to Everett & Susie (Souther) Cresap. He was married to Edith Leid on April 17, 1959 at Spokane Washington. He had worked for Boeing Aircraft for a few years while living in Washington. After moving to Cherokee in 1969, he had worked as a farm hand, worked as a mechanic for Schnoes Auto Repair for many years. He had also worked at Obeco Inc. until it's closing and was currently employed at Simonsen's Inc. in Quimby. He enjoyed all kinds of mechanic work, welding, riding horses in his younger days, collecting horses, watching old western movies, and going to Carey's for coffee. He was a United States Army Veteran and a member of the American Legion Post #729 in Cherokee. He had been a resident of Cherokee since 1969 and prior to this had lived in Rembrandt and Larrabee, Iowa.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Edith on September 13, 2008, and one great grandson.
He is survived by his 3 children: Robert Cresap and his wife Marilyn of Louisville, Kentucky; Richard Cresap and his wife Cindy of Shepherdsville, Kentucky; Rena Handke and her husband Randy of Shepherdsville, Kentucky; 11 grandchildren; 9 great grandchildren; 3 sisters and 2 brothers: Ethel Rupp and her husband DuWayne of Cherokee, Iowa; Esther Wood and her husband Kenneth of Wapato, Washington; Lillie O'Brien and her husband Maurice of Spokane, Washington; Earl Cresap of Larrabee, Iowa; Charles Cresap of Lowell, Indiana.
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