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1949
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2024
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Mary Erpelding Obituary
Funeral services were 11 a.m. – Friday, November 15, 2024, at the White Funeral Home, Jesup, Iowa. Visitation was from 9:30 to 11 a.m., Friday at the funeral home. Burial was be at Old Barclay Cemetery, Jesup, Iowa. Memorials will be directed to UnityPoint Hospice in Waterloo. Online condolences may be posted at www.White-MtHope.com
Mary was born to William Nicholas Erpelding and Ethel (Rigdon) Erpelding on August 28, 1949, in Waterloo, Iowa. She was born deaf. Mary attended the School for the Deaf in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and graduated in 1967. It was a challenge for the family and Mary to go to school so far away. Part of her stay was with her sister Margaret who attended college nearby. In the summer Mary was home on the family farm. She helped her brother Bruce with the farm chores and helped her mom in the garden.
She enjoyed getting together with other deaf women for gatherings, she was chosen to be the secretary of the group because they said she could write English the best. She also went with this group to craft shows. She was crafty and enjoyed making things for her family. Mary was the happiest when Kim her interpreter was with Mary and was very expressive with her sign language. Mary has been in Pinnacle Specialty Care since 2021.
Mary is survived by three brothers and one sister; Wendall Erpelding, Jesup, Margaret Strozensky, Dayton, Ohio, Doug (Jennie) Erpelding, Orlando, Florida, and Bruce (Jan) Erpelding, Jesup; seven nieces and nephews. She was proceeded in death by her parents; two sister in-laws, NevaMae and Lisa Erpelding; brother-in-law, Milo Strozensky; nephew, Warren Erpelding; and nieces Connie Soppe and Rachel Erpelding.
White Funeral Home in Jesup is in charge of the arrangements.
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