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“I am so sorry I can not get back there. I am so sorry for your loss. My heart goes out to all of you. My prayers and thoughts are with you. Uncle...Read More »
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1 of 11 | Posted by: Darla Krlly - Buffalo, NY - niece
“I am so sorry I can not get back there. I am so sorry for your loss. My heart goes out to all of you. My prayers and thoughts are with you. Uncle...Read More »
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2 of 11 | Posted by: Darla Krlly - Buffalo, NY - niece
“So sorry to hear about Peg. I have many fond memories of her when I lived in Corning. She was such a great lady.
Prayers to all of the family.
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3 of 11 | Posted by: Cindy Miller - Creston, IA
“Jack and family- My thoughts are with you at this sad time. Love the memories of supper at JO,s She was a wonderful lady.
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4 of 11 | Posted by: dick westlake - Brooks , IA
“So sorry to hear about youre loss.Aunt Peg will be missed.My thoughts and prayers go out to u.
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5 of 11 | Posted by: Denise Hurley - Omaha, NE - Niece
“So sorry to hear of the loss of your wife, mother, and grandmother. What a wonderful person to have known always a warm smile and a heartfelt...Read More »
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6 of 11 | Posted by: Mary M. Smart - Corning, IA
“Love you very much and always, Grandma........You were an amazing woman and will be greatly missed by everyone.....You will always be in our hearts...Read More »
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7 of 11 | Posted by: Jennifer Sparks - IA
“our hearts and prayers are with you. she was a wonderful lady and will be greatly missed by all. trudy and heather
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8 of 11 | Posted by: heather perrin - council bluffs, IA
“Jack and family, I always felt so welcome when coming into the hardware store and having Peg greet me as I passed through the back door with her...Read More »
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9 of 11 | Posted by: colleen shaw - LaCrosse, WI
“I love you so much Grandma! You will be missed always. Everywhere I look, I see little touches of you in my life. I know you will be watching over me...Read More »
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10 of 11 | Posted by: JAMIE L STARGELL - CORNING, IA
“RIP Peg. Our thoughts and prayers are with Jack and family.
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11 of 11 | Posted by: kate parker - glenwood, IA
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Margaret "Peg" Rosezella Gadberry, daughter of Paul Wilbur and Luella May (Brown) Everett, was born on December 13, 1932 in Castana, Iowa in Monona County. Peg entered eternal rest on Thursday, December 13, 2012 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska, she was eighty years old.
Peg graduated from Castana High School in 1951. Following graduation, Peg married Clair Marn and five children were born to this union. Clair passed away in 1971. Peg lived several years in Mapleton, Iowa and in Omaha, Nebraska where she worked at Safeway. On January 8, 1972, Peg was united in marriage to Jack Gadberry in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Beginning in 1972, Jack and Peg purchased the True Value Hardware Store from Frannie Mac.
Peg was a member of Order of the Eastern Star in Corning. She loved to play golf and was a former member of the Happy Hollow Country Club. She was an avid bowler while Corning had a bowling alley. Peg loved to travel and she spent many winters in Arizona. She was a terrific cook and looked forward to entertaining family and friends. Peg was a loving mother and her children and grandchildren were a huge part of her life.
Left to cherish Peg's memory is her husband, Jack Gadberry of Corning, IA; children: Claire Jean "C.J" Peterson of Corning, IA, Konnie Douglas of Minneapolis, MN, Randy (Linda) Marn of Corning, IA, Larry Marn of Corning, IA and Kim (Andy) Lundquist of Corning, IA; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; brothers: Chuck (Marilyn) Everett of Sierra Vista, AZ, Lonnie (Sam) Everett of Florida and Sig Sorenson of Omaha, NE.
Peg was preceded in death by her parents; first husband, Clair Marn; two brothers and two sisters.
