Doris R. Bock

Doris R. Bock, 83, of Baldwin, Iowa, died on Wednesday, August 17, 2011, at Clover Ridge Place in Maquoketa, Iowa. A celebration of her life will be held at 11:30 A.M., Saturday, August 27, 2011, at the Faith United Methodist Church in Monmouth, Iowa. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 10 A.M. to 11:30 A.M., at the Faith United Methodist Church in Monmouth. A gathering of family and friends will be held immediately following the celebration in the church basement. Burial will be at a later date in the Pence Cemetery, rural Baldwin, Iowa. Her body has been deeded to the University of Iowa Department of Anatomy in Iowa City, Iowa. Doris Ruth Littell was born on May 21, 1928 in Baldwin, Iowa, to Myron and Beulah Ruth (Morehead) Littell. She graduated from Baldwin High School in 1945 and then earned her teaching certificate from the Iowa State Teacher's College in Cedar Falls. She married Howard L. Bock on May 28, 1950 in Baldwin, Iowa. He preceded her in death on June 24, 2011. Doris was a homemaker and prior to that had taught in the rural schools and then at the Baldwin School. She had also operated Playtime Pre-School for 15 years. Doris was a ...[more]

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ber of the Faith United Methodist Church in Monmouth and the Baldwin Women's Club. She had also been a 4-H leader for many years. Doris liked flower gardening and painting. She loved kids and enjoyed nurturing them. She was instrumental in encouraging her husband to pursue the conservation of the Baldwin Marsh. Doris is survived by daughters, Debra (Rodney) Bagby of New London, IA, Micki (Randy) Seeling of St. Louis, MO, Jill (Pat) Hinke of Cedar Rapids, IA and Brenda (Craig) Hutton of Manchester, IA; 11 grandchildren; 1 great-granddaughter; and brothers, Wayne (Coletta) Littell of Eldridge, IA, and Donald (Joan) Littell of Davenport, IA. She was preceded in death by her parents, a sister, Marguerite Bruns, and her husband, Howard. In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, a Doris R. Bock memorial fund has been established. The family wishes to give special thanks to Clover Ridge Place and Hospice of Jackson County for the loving care given to Doris. Online condolences may be left at www.CarsonAndSon.com.