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Margaret Carolyn
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1926 - 2015
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Obituary for Margaret Carolyn Mathes (Kranz)

Margaret Carolyn  Mathes (Kranz)
Margaret Carolyn Mathes, 88, of Muscatine passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Funeral services will be held on Friday, April 10, 2015 at 1:30 P.M. at the Geo. M. Wittich-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services. Casket Bearers will be Todd Duncan, Randy Toyne, Kurt Franklin, Joel DeLeon, Wayne Strause, Brett Kranz. Interment will be in Drury Reynolds. Following the interment a time of food and fellowship will be held at the Geo. M. Wittich-Lewis Community Room. Visitation for Margaret will be held on Thursday, April 9, 2015 from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. at the funeral home. A memorial fund has been established for Drury Reynolds Cemetery. Sympathy notes may be left for the family at www.lewisfuneralhomes.com.

Margaret Carolyn Kranz was born on September 21, 1926 in Muscatine, Iowa, the daughter of Clifford and Launa Mae (Thompson) Kranz. Margaret was a graduate of Muscatine High School. On February 19, 1965, Margaret was united in marriage to Hubert E. Mathes at the Providence Baptist Church in Illinois. She retired from First national Bank in 1989 as the Vice President Trust Officer. She was a member of the Eastern Star, a charter member of the Pilot Club in Muscatine and a member of the Wesley United Methodist Church. Margaret enjoyed baking.

Margaret will be deeply missed by her sisters, Joyce Terrill and husband, Jim and Mary Noble and husband, Jim all of Muscatine and many nieces and nephews.

Margaret was preceded in death by her parents; husband in 2003; two brothers, Donald and William Kranz; and two sisters, Frances Leach and Kay Franklin.
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