Marie Henrietta Fallgatter, age 95, of Northwood, Iowa, died Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2005, at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood.

Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 21, 2005, at the United Methodist Church, 1000 First

Ave. N., Northwood, with the Rev. Robert Cumings officiating. Burial will be in the Sunset Rest Cemetery in Northwood. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, with an Eastern Star service at 6 p.m. by members of the Northern Light Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star of Northwood, at the Conner Colonial Chapel, 1008 First Ave. S., Northwood. Visitation will also be one hour prior to service time on Friday at the church.

Marie was born on Oct. 6, 1910, in Gladbrook, Iowa, the daughter of Fredrick Edmond and Nellie Mae (Dibbern) Martens. Marie graduated from Lane, S.D., High School, and Drake University with a B.A. degree with a major in Music and English. Marie moved to Cedar Rapids and was one of the department store managers for Killians Department Store. She was united in marriage to Carroll Fallgatter on May 29, 1936, in Marion, Iowa. He preceded her in death August 1989. Marie and her husband Carroll moved to Northwood in November 1948 and purchased Fallgatter’s Grocery Store. Marie had a passion for music and was deeply involved with teaching private piano lessons, and was the director of the church choir for many years at the United Methodist Church.

Marie loved music and also enjoyed sewing, crocheting, quilting, flowers, and her rose garden, but her great love and enjoyment was her family and grandchildren.

She was a member of the United Methodist Church and the church circle, Northern Light Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star in Northwood, Semper Fidelis study club in Northwood, and the North Iowa Piano Teachers Guild in Mason City.

Left to cherish her memory is her son, Douglas (Gloria) Fallgatter of Northwood; five grandchildren: Angie (Justin) Senne of Northwood, Holly Fallgatter and her fiance Greg Hankins of Coralville, Iowa, Krister (Daria) Fallgatter of Minneapolis, Peter (Sandra) Fallgatter of Frisco, Texas, and Leah (Ron) Bent of Oak Park, Ill.; seven great-grandchildren: David and Daniel Fallgatter of Frisco, Texas, Madiline Bent of Oak Park, Ill., Zoe and Eva Fallgatter of Minneapolis, and Kayla and Nolan Senne of Northwood; as well as other relatives and friends.

Besides her husband, Carroll; her parents; son, Craig Fallgatter in November 1974; two sisters: Opal Rose and Faye Anderson; and a brother, Orville Martens; also preceded Marie in death.