OBITUARY: Mervin Nordyke, 1924-2003, Mitchell Co., Iowa

[Mitchell Co., Press-News online - Posted April 30, 2003]



                             Mervin Nordyke
                             
Funeral services for Mervin Nordyke, 78, were held in Des Moines on Tuesday,
April 15, 2003,  He died April 10, 2003 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines.

Mervin was born at Little Cedar, IA on November 15, 1924 to Jess and Marie
Nordyke. He graduated from Osage High School in 1942 and served in the Army
during World War II as a court reporter. Following his discharge he was
employed as a legal assistant for a law firm in Eldora. He then worked as
an office manager for Gibbs Cook in Des Moines. He later began work as a
legal assistant for the Iowa Department of Agriculture in Des Moines from
which he retired in 1987.

Mervin was united in marriage to Rosemary Lovelace on March 9, 1951. They
were the parents of two sons.

Nordyke was preceded in death by his parents, a brother in infancy and
one brother Donald in 1975.

Mervin's survivors include his wife Rosemary, two sons Craig Nordyke of
St. Charles, MO and Brian Nordyke (Cheryl) of Runnells, IA and two grandsons
Kyle and Lucas Nordyke,: three sisters Neva Whitmore of Conrad, IA; Zola
Borchardt of Plymouth, IA and Darla Barrett of Peoria, IL; one brother
Leonard (Dugan) Nordyke of Eldora, IA.





Copyright (c) 2003 by Kermit Kittleson
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