Marion was born April 24, 1930, in Ames, the daughter of Elwood and Velda (Lee) Ramsey. She graduated from Ames High School in 1948. She married Ben Mehle on Nov. 15, 1950, in Omaha, Neb. He preceded her in death on March 13, 1989. She was a member and active at First Baptist Church in Ames and a charter member of Central Service Association of Iowa. She enjoyed sewing, quilting, making her grandchildren cloth books and blankets, gardening and baking, especially chocolate pies and peanut butter fudge.
She is survived by her children, Ann (Dave) Burgess, of Windsor Heights, and Chuck (Betty) Mehle and Erika (Allan) Murphy, all of Ames; six grandchildren, Audie Mehle, Jessica Beougher, Katie Mehle, Ben Mathews, Bryan Dale and Cody Murphy; one great-grandson, Xavier Beougher; and two brothers, Homer (LaRue) Ramsey, of Colo, and Leonard Ramsey, of Ames.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; one son, John Mehle; two brothers, Elwood and Steve; and one sister, Eileen.
Marion was born April 24, 1930, in Ames, the daughter of Elwood and Velda (Lee) Ramsey. She graduated from Ames High School in 1948. She married Ben Mehle on Nov. 15, 1950, in Omaha, Neb. He preceded her in death on March 13, 1989. She was a member and active at First Baptist Church in Ames and a charter member of Central Service Association of Iowa. She enjoyed sewing, quilting, making her grandchildren cloth books and blankets, gardening and baking, especially chocolate pies and peanut butter fudge.
She is survived by her children, Ann (Dave) Burgess, of Windsor Heights, and Chuck (Betty) Mehle and Erika (Allan) Murphy, all of Ames; six grandchildren, Audie Mehle, Jessica Beougher, Katie Mehle, Ben Mathews, Bryan Dale and Cody Murphy; one great-grandson, Xavier Beougher; and two brothers, Homer (LaRue) Ramsey, of Colo, and Leonard Ramsey, of Ames.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; one son, John Mehle; two brothers, Elwood and Steve; and one sister, Eileen.
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