r many years at Mercy Hospital. Marlene enjoyed reading and sewing but most of all she enjoyed time spent with her children and grandchildren.
She is survived by her children: Mike (Jo) Cleppe of Davenport, Iowa, Therese (Don) Johnson of Clinton, Bob Cleppe of Tennessee and Lisa (Jeff) Sikkema of Des Moines, Iowa; fourteen grandchildren; fifteen great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Marlene was preceded in death by her parents, daughter Deborah Cleppe, a son- Donald Cleppe, a grand daughter Chelsea Lynn, six brothers and four sisters.
In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials be made to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital 501 St. Jude Place - Memphis, TN 38015.
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