Obituary of Marjorie J. Leeney

Marjorie J. Leeney, 89 lifelong resident of Iowa City died Wednesday, September 6, 2017, at the Lantern Park Nursing and Rehab Center in Coralville.

Funeral services will be held at 2pm Saturday, September 23, 2017, at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service, with burial to follow at the Oakland Cemetery in Iowa City.  There will be an hour of visitation prior to the services at the funeral home.  A memorial fund has been established in her memory. To share a thought, memory or condolence with her family please go to the funeral home website @ www.gayandciha.com.

Marjorie Jane Graef was born June 10, 1928, in Iowa City the daughter of Alfred and Virl (Schultz) Graef. She attended Iowa City schools, graduating with the Class of 1946 from City High School.  She then attended the University of Iowa.  For many years she worked for the University, for a time at the library, then at the hospitals.  She was a longtime member of the First United Methodist Church, where she enjoyed the many social gatherings throughout the years.  Marjorie lived in the downtown area which she enjoyed because of the “college life” that was always around her.  Holidays and birthdays of family and friends was always a special time for her!

Her family includes her son, Stephen Leeney; grandchildren, Jennifer Adrian and her husband, James and their daughter, Hannah; Daniel Leeney, Julie Leeney, and David Leeney and his son, Elias.

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