|
08/12/2016 - Marcia (Moran) Elder
Memorial services for Marcia Kay (Moran) Elder, age 53, of Kearney, NE were at 10:00 AM on Saturday, July 30, 2016 at the First United Methodist Church in Kearney, NE with Reverend Alan Davis officiating.
A private burial will be at the Kearney Cemetery in Kearney, NE.
There was a time of food and fellowship at the church immediately following the memorial service.
The family received friends from 5:00 to 7:00 PM on Friday, July 29, 2016 at O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral Home in Kearney, NE.
A memorial has been established, and donations are suggested to Aseracare Hospice or the Kearney Area Animal Shelter.
Marcia passed away on July 27, 2016, surrounded by members of her family. She was born on March 11, 1963 at the NewmanRegionalHospital in Emporia, KS to Richard and Donna Moran. She spent her youth in Emporia, KS, Topeka, KS, Hastings, NE, and Gordon, NE. Upon graduating from GordonHigh School, she obtained a degree from the Stenotype Institute in Sioux Falls, SD.
She was united in marriage to James D. Elder on July 21, 1984 at St. Leo’s Catholic Church in Gordon, NE, and they continued to live in Gordon for a number of years. Marcia’s loving and witty personality combined with her dedication brought happiness to everyone she worked with during her life. During Marcia and Jim’s time in Gordon, she was employed at the Gordon Journal and GordonMemorialHospital.
Marcia and Jim moved to Sheldon, IA in 1989 to pursue career changes, and it was while they were in Sheldon that they were blessed with two exceptional children, Eric and Haley. Marcia worked at the NorthwestIowaHospital in Sheldon until the family moved to Kearney, NE in 2001, where she was employed with GoodSamaritanHospital and the HeartlandSurgeryCenter.
Marcia is survived by son Eric, daughter Haley, mother Donna Moran of Kearney, NE, mother-in-law Maxine Elder of Milbank, SD (formerly of Clinton, NE), brother Mike Moran of Omaha, NE, sister Michelle Bruns of Whiteclay, NE, sister Melanie Paul of Gordon, NE, sister-in-law Cheryl Matthes and her husband Rick of Lincoln, NE, sister-in-law Karen Dyke of Denver, CO, sister-in-law Janet Zuver and her husband Leland of LaBolt, SD, brother-in-law Bo Elder and his wife Renee of Blue Ridge, TX, many nieces and nephews, and her two beloved dogs, Milo and Mowgli.
She was preceded in death by husband James Elder and father Richard Moran.
O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements for Marcia Kay (Moran) Elder.
Back to Funerals
Printer Friendly Version
Send Story to a friend.
|