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Obituaries
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Elaine M. Ingwersen
Age: 89
City: Mount Pleasant
Funeral Home
Murphy Funeral Home
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Elaine M. Ingwersen
ELAINE M. INGWERSEN
Mount Pleasant
Elaine M. Ingwersen, 89,
of Mt. Pleasant, passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2020, at Park Place Elder Living Center in Mt. Pleasant.
Elaine was born on November 23, 1931, in Henry County, Iowa, the daughter
of Ezra and Lorena (Boden) Martin. She was united in marriage to Carl Ingwersen on August 16, 1966, in Trenton, Iowa, he preceded her in death on October 16, 2011. Elaine worked in the office of the Superintendent of Mt. Pleasant Community School and later for the Henry County Auditor where she retired after 40 years. She was a member of the Trenton Missionary Church.
She is survived by her children, Ted (Terri) Ingwersen of Central City, Tim (Amanda) Ingwersen of Brooklyn, Deb (Dan) Martin of Phoenix, Arizona, and Kendall Ingwersen of Des Moines; 13 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and her sister, Carma (Leon) Blosser of Arizona.
Elaine was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; one daughter, Linda Hudson; a son-in-law, Randy Hudson; a daughter-in-law, Lorraine Ingwersen; 2 sisters, Hazel Hudson, Joy Stone; and one brother, Don Martin.
Graveside Services will be held on Friday, December 11, 2020, at 2 p.m. at the White Oak Cemetery, with Pastor David Forrester officiating.
In leu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Alzheimer's Research in her memory. Those wishing to go to the cemetery may meet at the Murphy Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant at 1:30 on Friday.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.murphyfuneralandmonuments.com.
Murphy Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant is caring for her arrangements.