Virginia A. Mertens, 78, of Waterloo, IA, formerly of Ft. Madison, passed away on Sunday, February 22, 2009 at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo.
She was born on July 15, 1930 in Ft. Madison, IA to Conrad P. and Kathryn L. Wilken Mertens. She was a 1948 graduate of Catholic Central High School in Ft. Madison and a 1951 graduate of Ottumwa Heights Junior College. Virginia retired from DePaul University in Chicago after 38 years of service in the Office of the Treasurer and library. She was a member of the DePaul Emeritus Society. She loved to play cards, especially pinochle and enjoyed her family.
Survivors include two brothers, C. James Mertens of Anchorage, AK and Robert (Yvonne) Mertens of Hudson, IA; one sister, Kathryn (James) Holvey of Royal Palm Beach, FL; three nephews, two nieces, two great nieces and one great nephew.
She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Dorothy.
King-Link Funeral Home and Crematory, Ft. Madison, Iowa
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