Obituary of Marguerite Ohrt Fogo
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Marguerite Ohrt Fogo, 81, of West Branch died Monday April 28, 2008 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.
Funeral services will be held 2 P.M. Thursday May 1, 2008 at the West Branch United Methodist Church. Visitation will be held Wednesday from 4 to 8 P.M. at the Henderson-Barker Funeral Home in West Branch. Burial will be in the Tipton Masonic Cemetery.
Marguerite was born September 27, 1926 in Cedar County the daughter of Orville and Bertha Reed Taylor. On November 29, 1941 she was united in marriage to William Ohrt, he died in 1976. She later was married on June 2, 1978 to William Fogo, he died in 1997.
She and her husband William Ohrt had owned and operated the Hoover Café and Hotel in West Branch for several years and also was employed at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in the dietary Dept.
She was a member of the West Branch United Methodist Church, Moose Lodge in Iowa City and enjoyed the coffee club at Bruster's and playing BINGO.
She is survived by three daughters: Nancy (Terry) Johnson of Iowa City, Carol (Ron) Hills of Tipton and Sandy (Larry) Bell of West Branch. One son: Robert (Judy) Ohrt of Tipton. Grandchildren: Tammy (Rick) Bouzek of Colorado Springs, Colorado, David (Deb) Johnson of Solon, Michelle (Jeff) Wolfram of Iowa City, Rodney (Deb) Ohrt of Stanwood, Tracy (Terry) Stotler of Solon, Amanda Ohrt of Cedar Rapids, Curtiss Hills of Ocala, Florida, Douglas (Rachel) Hills of Iowa City, Matthew Hills of West Branch, Dustin Hills of Iowa City, Darcy (Scot) Wall of Magnolia, Texas, Danyel (Brady) Glazebrook of Bettendorf and Rande (Devin) Ladehoff of North Liberty. 30 Great Grandchildren and 2 Brothers: Ted Taylor of Wilton and Bob (Marian) Taylor of West Liberty also survive. Preceding her in death were her husbands William Ohrt and William Fogo, 2 Sisters: Gladys Taylor and Lucy Anderson, one great grandson Colton Johnson.