This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ChgoKid Surnames: Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.wisconsin.counties.shawano/16972/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Obituaries Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), Feb 05, 2008 Helen M. Marshall Alcorn (1906-2008) CEDAR FALLS -- Helen Marie Marshall Alcorn, 101, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, Jan. 17, at the Western Home Communities. She was born Dec. 8, 1906, in Decatur, Ill., daughter of Robert E. and Nora A. Damewood Marshall. She married Jennings B. Alcorn on June 19, 1948, in Joliet, Ill. Mrs. Alcorn was employed as an executive secretary and office manager with various firms in Chicago. She later earned a Realtor's license and began selling the homes her husband would construct in Milwaukee. They retired to Shawano, Wis., in 1975, and in 1995 she moved to the Cedar Valley to be closer to her family. Survivors include: nieces, Dr. Judith (Dr. Melville) Finkelstein of Cedar Falls and Betty (Tom) Zarse of Toledo, Ohio; great-nephews, Mark Finkelstein of Des Moines, James (Carol) Brewer of Hawthorn Woods, Ill., and Blair (Kristin) Brewer of Ames; a great-niece, Ann (Darrel) Van Buren of Nampa, Idaho; and many great-great-nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by: a brother and sister-in-law, Edgar and Audrey Marshall; a sister, Bonnie; and two nieces, Alice and Phyllis. Memorial services: 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Western Home Chapel, with burial in Waterloo Memorial Park Cemetery in the spring. Cremation rites have occurred. There will be no visitation. The family will receive friends in the East Solarium of the Stanard Assisted Living Center following the service. Richardson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Memorials: may be directed to Western Home Communities or Cedar Valley Hospice. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.