Obituaries : Margaret Gulick

Margaret Gulick

Vinton: Margaret Ava Gordon Gulick, 94, died Sunday Morning, March 6, 2016 at Virginia Gay Hospital.

Funeral Services will be held on 10:30 AM, Thursday, March 10, 2016 at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, Vinton. Interment will be held at Evergreen Cemetery, Vinton. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 PM Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at Phillips Funeral Home in Vinton.

Margaret was born on March 27, 1921, in Grundy Center to George and Rose (Mealhouse) Gordon and graduated from Vinton High School.

On December 30, 1944 she was united in marriage to Stuart Gulick in Grundy Center Iowa.

Margaret worked as an administrative assistant at the law offices of Milroy, Milroy, and Milroy while later being a hard working farm wife and homemaker.

She was a former member of the Garrison Methodist Church and was currently a member of Wesley United Methodist Church in Vinton. As a farmwife Margaret had the opportunity to feed many hired help great meals and continued her excellent cooking and baking skills for family and friends over the years. Many of her son’s hunting and fishing friends enjoyed her chocolate chip cookies and fresh bread during and after their outings.

She is survived by her husband, Stuart of Vinton; her daughter Barbara (William) Holden of Las Vegas, Nevada, her son Kris (Deborah) Gulick of Cedar Rapids; four grandchildren Nicholas (Samantha) Gulick of North Liberty, Jacqui Gulick of Amana, Kaitlin Holden of Marion, and Michael Holden of Iowa Citybrother-in-law, Warren Gulick and her sister-in-law, Dora Jean (Remington) Gordon.

She was proceeded in death by her parents and four sisters, Etta Kunz, Hazel Wilburn, Lyla Hoon, and Ilene Geiger; five brothers, Earl “Bill”, Lloyd “Hank”, Gerald “Jack”, Vernon “John” and James Gordon.

Memorial Contributions may be made to the Garrison Methodist Church in Margaret’s honor.

Online condolences may be left at: www.phillipsfuneralhomes.com.