Mary Jane Tietjen

Born in Ft. Dodge, Iowa on May 17, 1935
Departed on June 28, 2007. Resided in Marion, IA.

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Mary Jane Tietjen 72, of 3440 Lilac Lane, Marion, died Thursday June 28, 2007, in Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids following a long illness. Services at 10:30 AM Monday in Faith Lutheran Church in Marion. Rev. John Albertson will officiate. Entombment in Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call at Cedar Memorial Funeral Home from 4 to 7 PM on Sunday and at the church after 9:30 AM on Monday.
Survivors include a daughter Julie Hice and husband Don of Plano, Texas, a son Randy Tietjen and wife Challise of Sandy, Utah, and six grandchildren, Damon Hice and wife Amanda, Josh and John William Tietjen, Aurielle, Gabrielle, and Danielle Comeaux. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband.
Mary was born May 17, 1935 in Ft. Dodge, Iowa to Oscar and Eleanor Petersen Engstrom. She married Donald R. Tietjen on April 2, 1955 in Boone, Iowa. He died in 2004. She was a administrative assistant at Rockwell Collins for many years retiring in 1991. She was a member of Faith Lutheran Church in Marion where she was very active in the church choir. She was also a member of the Red Hat Society, and the American Professional Secretary Association. She enjoyed shopping, golf, dancing, and spending time with her family.
Memorial contributions may be made to Faith Lutheran Church in Marion.

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