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Friends may call at Slininger-Rossow Funeral Home, Jefferson after 1:00pm Tuesday. There will be a 7:00pm Vigil for the Deceased, followed by visitation with the family until 8:00pm.
Anna Elizabeth Morlan, daughter of John and Catherine McDyre Boyle, was born November 4, 1910 at Cooksville, Illinois. She was the youngest of eight brothers and sisters. The family moved to Iowa in 1914 to farm near Jefferson. Anna received elementary education near her home, then attended high school in Jefferson. On February 7, 1935, Anna was united in marriage with Harold Morlan. Following their marriage, Anna and Harold lived in Missouri for a while and later moved to Iowa. Anna and her husband farmed near Jefferson until Harold’s health failed. They retired to Jefferson in 1969. Anna was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Jefferson. She died March 12, 2005 at her home in Jefferson. Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband; three sisters: Mary Bartley, Cecelia Kennedy and Winifred Boyle; and four brothers: Edward, John, Hugh and William Boyle. Local survivors include great-niece Lynda (Mrs. LeRoy) Cochran of Jefferson and great-nephew Barry Moranville of Des Moines. |
