e Marines. Marie and Eldon then moved to a farm south of Shenandoah where Marie was a homemaker and daughter, Lisa, was born. Marie got her Bachelors Degree in teaching from Tarkio College in 1966. She began teaching in Northboro, Iowa and then taught 31 years at Shenandoah Community School before retiring. Marie spent most of her teaching career teaching math and science, and giving her students a love of birds and nature. Marie and Lisa moved to Shenandoah in 1977, after Eldon's death. In 1984, Marie's mother, Minnie moved in with Marie. She lived with her until her death in 1997. Brett, Scott and Tom, Marie's grandchildren were born during this time. Marie and Minnie spent many weekends going to see her grandchildren in Manilla, Iowa. Her grandchildren were the light of her life. Marie married Marlan Tiemann on July 22, 1988. They continued to live in Marie's house in Shenandoah. In the fall of 2013, Jozlyn Saunders was born and Marie became a great- grandma. Jozlyn and Marie had a special bond and Marie loved her dearly. Marie was very active in her retirement. She volunteered at the Food Pantry, hospital, and Meals on Wheels to name a few. She was a Master Gardener and enjoyed quilting and sewing and made many quilts for her family and friends. She was an avid bird watcher, bander and participated in the local Christmas Bird Count consecutively for almost 50 years. She gave many presentations about birds to various groups in the community. In June of 2016, Marie moved into Windsor Manor Assisted Living. She enjoyed socializing, and being with her sister-in-law Harriett Griffey. Marie was preceded in death by her parents, her first husband Eldon, infant son, brother Harold Griffey and nephew Robb Griffey. Left to cherish her memory is her daughter Lisa and son-in-law Bob, grandchildren Brett (Jessica), Scott (Morgan), and Tom (Nikki), great-grand daughter Jozlyn, husband Marlan Tiemann, brother Max and many brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews. Celebration of life funeral service will be held 10:30 am, Thursday, July 13, 2017 at the St. Paul's Lutheran Church in rural Northboro, Iowa. Visitation with the family will be held from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm, Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at the Hackett-Livingston Funeral Home in Shenandoah, Iowa. Burial will be held at the St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the St. Paul's Lutheran Church or the St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery Fund.