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BLOOMFIELD: Doris Claudine Widmer, 94, of Bloomfield, Iowa died April 5, 2008 at the Ottumwa Regional Health Center in Ottumwa, Iowa. She was born September 10, 1913 in Davis County, Iowa to David Clarence and Emma Laura Slonaker Cowles. She married Harlan Ramseyer Widmer June 3, 1939 in Davis County, Iowa. He preceded her in death December 5, 1982. A lifetime resident of Davis County, she was a teacher in rural Davis County Schools and was a homemaker. She was a member of the Pulaski Mennonite Church in Pulaski, Iowa, and participated in the Dorcas Circle.
She is survived by a son, David Widmer of Dallas, Texas; and two grandsons, Michael Widmer of Boston, Massachusetts, and Ben Widmer of Woodland Hills, California.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; and two sisters, Lela Payne and Edith Sherman.
Funeral Services will be at 10:30am on Wednesday April 9, 2008 at the Pulaski Mennonite Church in Pulaski, Iowa with Pastor Darrell Zook officiating. Burial will be in the Pulaski Cemetery. Visitation will begin after 9am on Tuesday with the family present to greet friends from 7-8pm at the Wagler Funeral Home in Bloomfield. In lieu of flowers a memorial has been established to the Mennonite Disaster Service. |