Marian Lucille Core

Marian Lucille Core, one of eight children of Marjorie Ellen (Ayer) and Ernest Turner, was born at her parent's farm near Henderson, IA on September 16, 1929. Marian grew up in the area and graduated from the Henderson High School in 1946. Following graduation, she continued to live and work at home.
On January 2, 1948, Marian and Ivan Harold Core of Macedonia were married in Council Bluffs, Iowa. They made their home on a farm east of Macedonia and were blessed with their children, Dale and Delores. Marian kept busy on the farm, served on the election board and as the Macedonia Township Clerk for many years. Marian and Ivan had been married 46 years when Ivan died of a sudden heart attack on September 17, 1994. Marian continued to live on the farm following Ivan's death. She enjoyed keeping up with area events and faithfully sent cards to people for birthdays, anniversaries, and other events.
Marian's health forced her to move to the Midland's Living Center in Council Bluffs in May of 2004. She died at the Center on July 7, 2004 at the age of 74 years, 9 months, and 21 days. Marian was preceded in death by her parents, husband Ivan Core, and sisters Maxine Keltner and Velma Pigford.
Marian is survived by her son Dale Core and his daughter Andrea of Madawaska, Maine; niece Lorri Balentine and her daughters Jayde and Chelsi of Omaha, NE; daughter Delores Pechar and her son Ace Leonard of Omaha, NE; sisters Marilyn Hanna and her husband Troy and their family of Seymour, MO; Barb Stokes and her family of Bowling Green, MO; Jolene Hauger and her family of Grand Island, NE; brothers Wayne Turner and his wife Anna of Carson, IA, and Lawrence Turner and his wife June of Lincoln, NE.