Marcile "Sally" Palmer
Marcile "Sally" (Sturges) Palmer 92 of Dubuque passed away on Thursday, November 9, 2017 at her home surrounded by her family. Funeral Mass will be 11:30 am, Monday, November 13, 2017 at St. Columbkille Catholic Church. Family will greet friends starting at 10:00 am to Mass time at the church on Monday. Burial will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
Sally was born February 3, 1925 in Rockwell, Iowa the daughter of Frank and Mary (Scholl) Sturges. She graduated from Rockwell High School and then Mercy School of Nursing and was in the Army Air Corps during World War II. Sally married Merlin J. "Chick" Palmer on June 25, 1947 at St. Columbkille Catholic Church. He passed on October 23, 2006. She was a member of St. Columbkille Catholic Church, Mercy Alumni and worked for Xavier Hospital, Mercy Hospital, Clarke College Infirmary , and Dubuque Packing Company in the Medical Department before retiring.
She was always a wonderful confidont, advisor, and friend to all, espically her grandchildren
Survivors include her children, Dave Palmer of Dubuque, Kathy (Tom Klein) Palmer of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Sheila (Mike) Havenhill of...[more]
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of Davenport; grandchildren, Lauren, Elizabeth and Benjamin Palmer; Kieran ,Tierney, and Brennan Palmer-Klein; William Bassett, Jr., Amber, Ashley, Justin, Timothy, Shyanne Havenhill; and several great-grandchildren; siblings, Clyde (Margaret) Sturges, and Paul (Tina) Sturges.
Sally was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; an infant daughter Mary Margaret; and two brothers, John (Mary)Sturges and Harley (Shirley) Sturges.
A special thank you to her friend Darlene Kaufman for her kindness and concern.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the St. Vincent DePaul Society in Sally's memory.
Online condolences may be left for the family at www.hskfh.com
