Birth date: Oct 17, 1932 Death date: Dec 3, 2021
Marilyn Florence Vanderlinden, 89 of Centerville Iowa passed peacefully to heavenly glory on Friday, December 3, 2021 at MercyOne Centerville, in a sunny hospice room, wrapped in a warm blanket, surrounded by love. Marilyn was bo Read Obituary
I just now found this, and am sorry to hear of Marilyn's passing. I wish I had known earlier. My condolences to all. Please be comforted as I am that she is in reunited with Bill in the presence of their Savior.
So sorry for your loss. She led a long full life.
I've always admired my Aunt Marilyn. She lived life with grace and beauty, on her own terms, which included kindness and independence. I've always seen her as a role model, someone I aspire to be like. She will be missed, but she will be with us in all the many ways she touched our lives. One of my favorite stories is from when I went for a flight with her in her little plane. I must have been 6 years old or so, and I'd never been in a plane. I had the idea that people flying in planes like that needed parachutes, for some reason, and when I asked for one, she said I didn't need one, if we had to bail out for any reason I should just hop a little just before I hit the ground, and I'd be fine. I remember trying to make that work afterward, jumping from trees, going down in elevators, etc. It still makes me laugh, after all these years. Marilyn was so kind and helpful to my mother, her sister Doris, in her last years, for which I am forever grateful.
I had the honor to stay at aunt Marilyn's house during RAGBRAI in 2016. She did not know me before then but was instructed by her niece Sandy to "give her a guest bed!". We had such a great time and conversed well into the evening. Such a neat lady!
So very sorry to hear about Marilyn. She was a great neighbor. Tony and Wendy Argenta
To all of you, I was sorry to hear of your Mom's passing. One of my memories of her was, when I was at your house playing, many years ago, and Kirk and Steve were fighting. Marilyn said, "Bambi, you have to go home because the boys are in trouble". Not sure if those were the exact words, but I knew I had to go home, and you two were in hot water. She will be greatly missed.
So very sorry Deb and family.Nila Veach
Our Deepest Condolences! Drew Sara Ayden, Ethan and Owen Scott. Lisa Peard
