A Celebration of Life service will be held at Mariposa Gardens Memorial Park, 6747 E. Broadway Rd, Mesa, Arizona at 11:00am on Saturday, August 3, 2019. Memorials in lieu of flowers, may be directed to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital at www.stjude.org or 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
Marilyn DeRaad, daughter of Ernest and Harriet Mleynek, was born June 22, 1944 in Des Moines, Iowa. Marilyn graduated from Linden (Iowa) Consolidated High School in 1962 and attended Iowa Wesleyan College.
Marilyn was united in marriage to Eugene DeRaad on December 20, 1964 at United Methodist Church in Linden. She worked as a secretary and as an optical assistant for many years before retiring in 2007.
Marilyn enjoyed quilting, knitting, scrapbooking and reading. She took particular pleasure in watching her grandsons' activities.
Marilyn was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her husband, Gene, and her two sons: Brent DeRaad (Beth) of Oro Valley, Arizona and grandsons, Devon and Derek DeRaad; and Scott DeRaad (Heidi) of Chandler, Arizona and grandson Jordan Gumney. Marilyn is also survived by her sister, Maribee Burnham (Bob), of Linden, Iowa, as well as numerous nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews
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