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91. Marian
Irene ACKLEY appeared in the census 1920 & 1930 in Iowa.
She was born on 29 Jan 1916 in Marble Rock, Floyd , Iowa.30,31,39,76 She died
on 6 Jan 2005 in Mason City, Cerro Gordo , Iowa.76 Her Obituary appeared in the Clear Lake Mirror Reporter
on 12 Feb 2005 in Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo, Iowa Marian Irene Morisky,
88, of Clear Lake, Iowa, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of
Thursday, Jan. 6, 2005, at Hospice of North Iowa in Mason City, Iowa. A memorial
service will be held at the United Methodist Church in Clear Lake at 11 a.m.,
Saturday, Jan. 22, with Pastor Jan Burnett officiating the service. The Ward-Van
Slyke Funeral Home will assist with the church memorial, but there will be no
visitation before the memorial service. Marian will be interred at the Memorial
Park Cemetery in Mason City, alongside her husband. Memorials will be presented
to Hospice of North Iowa, The USO, and Meals on Wheels.
Marian was born in Marble Rock, Iowa on Jan. 29, 1916, to Harry and Forest (Losee)
Ackley, who also were born and grew up there. Marian graduated from high school
in Marble Rock and furthered her education by attending Iowa State Teachers College
(UNI) in Cedar Falls, Iowa, where she graduated with a teaching certificate.
After college she taught in Randalia, St. Ansgar, Clear Lake, Ottumwa, and Mason
City, Iowa. It was while teaching in Clear Lake that she met and eventually married
William L. (Bill) Morisky in Mason City, on Nov. 7, 1943. Marian and Bill had
two sons, Bill J. and Mark. In 1969, Marian was hired as the executive director
to help organize the "Charlie Brown Community Day Care," a new community
childcare center located in the First Christian Church in Mason City. She worked
there for 11 years until retiring to enjoy her many interests, including attending
plays, concerts and sporting events, and traveling at home and abroad with friends.
Marian loved music, was an accomplished pianist, and was proud of her two sons'
music careers. Marian also loved to bird watch, play cards (especially bridge),
read, cook, entertain friends, spend time on Clear Lake watching the beautiful
sunsets, and dote on her granddaughter, Kendra. She also enjoyed the business
world and was active in managing her family's Century Farm outside of Marble
Rock.
Marian became an active member of P.E.O. while in college and strongly supported
this organization because she felt this was a wonderful way to become better
acquainted with her sisters. In 2004, Marian received recognition for 50 years
as a P.E.O. member. Locally she was a Chapter EA sister. She was also active
as a hospice volunteer, belonged to TTT, book clubs, church groups, Progress
Club, and volunteered her time to others whenever there was a need. Through these
associations Marian had many wonderful, endearing, and fulfilling friendships
that lasted throughout her life.
Marian is preceded in death by her husband, Bill, in 1972; her brother, Warren,
in 1989; Peggy, Warren's wife who was like a sister to Marian, and Marian's mother,
Forest, in 1974.
Survivors include her son, Bill; his wife, Deborah, and granddaughter, Kendra
of Prescott, Az. and son, Mark, of Omaha, Neb.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, was in charge of arrangements.
She was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery , Mason City, Cerro Gordo , Iowa.76 Marian Irene ACKLEY and William
Leo MORISKY were married on 7 Nov 1943 in Mason City, Cerro Gordo , Iowa.31,77
William Leo MORISKY (son of Living and Living) was
born on 27 Jun 1904 in Peru, La Salle, Illinois.31,52 He died
on 14 Jan 1972 in Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo, Iowa.31,52 He was
buried in Memorial Park Cemetery , Mason City, Cerro Gordo , Iowa.77 His Social Security Number was 483-09-3314 IA.
Marian Irene ACKLEY and William Leo MORISKY had the following children:
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