Margery Ann Krantz

Margery Ann Krantz, age 94, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, formerly of Washington, Iowa, died Sunday, September 5, 2021, at Cottage Grove Place in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, September 9, 2021, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Washington with Pastor Maureen Howard officiating. The family will be present to receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. Thursday at the church. Interment will take place at the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington, Iowa. A general memorial has been established. Online condolences may be sent for Margery’s family through the web at www.jonesfh.com. Margery was born December 25, 1926, in Grinnell, Iowa, the daughter of Verne Fairfield and Sylvia (Sargent) Hannon. She was married to Harry Kenneth Bloomfield on April 30, 1948. The divorced in August of 1977. Margery was united in marriage to Walter William Krantz on June 25, 1988, in Waterloo, Iowa. The couple moved to Washington, Iowa, in August of 1997. Margery was employed for 24 years as an Administrative Secretary with the Waterloo Community School District, retiring in 1989. Prior to this she was a secretary with the Hinson Manufacturing Company in Waterloo. Margery lived in Columbus, OH; Ripon, WI; Milwaukee, WI; Ft. Wayne, IN; Alexandria, VA; College Park, MD; and Waterloo, IA. She attended the University of Maryland and the University of Northern Iowa. Margery served as president of the following organizations: Krieg Parent Teacher Organization, Waterloo Association of Education Secretaries, Iowa Association of Education Secretaries, Waterloo Business and Professional Women, Women of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, and Waterloo Women’s Club. She was also a 25 year member of American Business Women’s Association and an American Legion Auxiliary member for over 40 years. Margery was a longtime member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Waterloo, Iowa and was the first women to be elected to the church council where she served as Recording Secretary and on the Board of Education. She was a Board member of the Public Employees Credit Union, and a member of the collegiate sorority, Alpha Omicron Pi. After moving to Washington, Iowa, she became a member of the Fortnightly Club and served 2 years as Vice-President. She enjoyed playing Bridge, reading, crocheting, sewing and fishing, She is survived by two children, Kenneth Howard Bloomfield and wife Ruta, of Santa Clarita, CA.; Louise Kay (Bloomfield) Benitez and husband Charlie, of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Three step children, Cynthia Nunn of Davenport, Iowa, David Krantz and wife Linda, of Washington, Iowa and Larry Allar and wife, Sue, of Hawaii. 10 grandchildren, 9 step-grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren, 18 step-great grandchildren, 9 great great grandchildren; 2 half-brothers, Tom Hannon and wife Sandy, of Phoenix, AZ, John Hannon and wife Mary, of Denver, Colorado. Margery was preceded in death by her parents; step mother, Ann Wiren Hannon; husband, Walter; one brother, Philip Austin Hannon; two sisters; Sylvia Louise Hannon and Patricia Pieters; two sons, Barry Philip Bloomfield and Kirk Alan Bloomfield, and one step-daughter, Rita Herman.

Margery Ann Krantz

December 25, 1926 - September 5, 2021