- Date Of Birth: January 6, 1923
- Date Of Death: March 3, 2017
- State: Illinois
Marjorie Ann Clem, 94, of Iowa City, Iowa, formerly of Peru, died in her Legacy Gardens home March 3, 2017. Marjorie was born January 6, 1923, in Peru to Charles Hugo and Lucy Katherine (Kratz) Waldorf. She graduated from LaSalle-Peru Township High School and after two years at La Salle-Peru-Oglesby Junior College she transferred to the University of Iowa and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in art in 1945.
She worked at Hallmark in Kansas City before returning to Iowa City. She married Robert G. Clem on March 29, 1948. They were divorced in 1965.Marjorie was employed at University of Iowa Hospitals’ ophthalmology department, Clem’s Market and Kent Photography Studios before joining the audio-visual library staff at Iowa City West High School in 1970, remaining there until her retirement in 1986.Marjorie was a member of Sigma chapter of Alpha Xi Delta sorority and served on the sorority’s Building Corporation Board for several years. She was a longtime member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Iowa City and enjoyed the needle workers group at St. Pat’s and volunteering with Church Women United and the Senior Center Gift Shop.
Marjorie is survived by her daughter-in-law, Kathy Clem of Nevada, MO.; her step-granddaughters, Jennifer (Mark) Copeland of Bainbridge, OH and Casey (Eric) Danielson of Iola, WI; her step great-grandchildren, Emmett Ross and Clara Elaine Danielson; her nephew, David (Peggy) Waldorf of Peru and her great-nieces, Emily and Genny Waldorf; her nephew, James (Anne) Waldorf of Bloomington and great-nephews, Peter and Joey Waldorf and great-niece, Elizabeth (Andrew) Coe. She is also survived by her dear friend of nearly 50 years, Kirby Tenhulzen. Kirby cared for and about her first as a big brother to her son Kevin and later as a fellow artist, assistant, confidant and chauffeur. Kirby made certain her days were filled with laughter and life. Marjorie was preceded in death by her parents; her former husband, Robert G. Clem; her son, Kevin Richard Clem; her brother, Richard Waldorf and his wife Minnie Piraino Waldorf; her niece, Susie Waldorf Rosoff, and her great-nephew, David Charles Rosoff.
