Marjorie June Harms 83, of Reinbeck died Friday, May 29, 2015, at Parkview Manor in Reinbeck, Iowa. A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 am, on Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at Amity Presbyterian Church, rural Reinbeck, Iowa. Burial will follow at the Grant Township Cemetery in rural Reinbeck, Iowa. Visitation will be on Monday, June 1, 2015 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at French Hand Funeral Home in Reinbeck, IA. Memorials may be directed to the family.
Marjorie June was born November 13, 1931, in Gladbrook, Iowa the daughter of Fred F. and Mabel (Neiderman) Chesick. Marjorie grew on a farm south of Reinbeck. She attended school in Dinsdale. On November 15, 1949, she married Edward Frank Harms in Reinbeck, IA. The couple lived in the Evansdale, Hudson and Reinbeck areas. Marjorie and Ed owned and operated Harms Processing Plant in Reinbeck. She was a lifetime member of Amity Presbyterian Church where she was an elder. Marjorie moved to Parkview Manor Nursing Home in March of 2015.
Marjorie loved playing Yahtzee, fishing, camping, her pets, Fluffy and Tipper and was the best cook around. She especially loved spending time with her family.
She is survived by her husband Edward; children, Robert (Cheryl) Harms of Gurnee, IL, Connie (Roland) Dew of Grundy Center, IA, Barbara Harms of Flagstaff, AZ, Scott Harms of Reinbeck, IA; 10 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents.