Madie Blum Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Madie was born on June 27, 1931, the daughter of John and Ida Lee (Furr) Seratt in Dyersburg, Tennessee. On October 5, 1952, she was united in marriage to Robert Blum in Biloxi, Mississippi. She was a homemaker and for several years she was employed with the food service at the University of Northern Iowa. Madie is survived by her husband, Robert of Cedar Falls; four daughters, Donna Blum (Eric Schulstadt) of Waterloo, Loretta (Thomas) Merron of Waterloo, Marnetta (Edman) Dillavou of Evansdale, Bobbie (Paul) Penning of Cedar Falls; eleven grandchildren, Nina Forcier, Kristin and Lindsey Merron, Amy, Laura, Daniel, Rachel, and Audrey Dillavou, April Ramirez, Danielle and Wesley Penning; seven great-grandchildren, Alyssa Christian, Ethan Schaefer, Aurora Penning-Glynn, Blake Dillavou, Kaden Murty, Issac Ramirez, and Eli Aguilar; two sisters, Martha Vantroba of Dyersburg, Tennessee and Shelby Poiner of Martin, Tennessee. Madie died on Friday, April 8, 2005, at Allen Memorial Hospital. She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Ida Seratt; two sisters, Nettie Seratt, Bette Noel; two brothers, Percy Seratt and Charles Seratt. Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, April 13, 2005 with interment in Fairview Cemetery in Cedar Falls. Visitation will be 4:00 until 8:00 P.M. on Tuesday, April 12, 2005 at the funeral home where the family will receive from 5 until 7 P.M. Memorials may be directed to the family.