MARCY BRUGMAN

Memorial services for Marcy Bell Brugman, 75, of Aurelia, will be Tuesday, December 14, 2010, at 10:30 A.M. at the First Congregational Church in Aurelia, with Pastor Bruce Rapp officiating.  Visitation will be Monday from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. at the Redig Funeral Home in Aurelia.

Marcalyn Mary Bell was born August 16, 1935, in Linn Grove, Iowa to Grover and Ethel (Wathen) Bell.  She graduated from the Aurelia High School in 1953.  On November 23, 1958, Marcy married Karl John Brugman, Jr. at the Congregational Church in Aurelia. Marcy was a life-long member of the Congregational Church where for many years she sang in the choir, taught Sunday school, and served as a Deacon. She worked at K-Mart in Cherokee for several years. She loved to cook and bake, and was an Iowa Hawkeye fan.

Marcy died Tuesday, December 7, 2010, at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center in Cherokee, IA.

Preceding Marcy in death were her parents, and her husband Karl on March 3, 2001, and one brother, Alvin Bell.

Survivors include her son Kevin Brugman of Aurelia, one brother, Gilbert Bell of Des Moines, two sisters, Betty Ahrenholtz of Loveland, CO, and Mertie and her husband Jack Williams of Kiron, IA, and other relatives and friends.