Doris M. McBride, 82, of Early, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, March 13, 2007, at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, March 17th, at the United Methodist Church in Nemaha with burial at the Nemaha Cemetery. Farber & Otteman Funeral Home in Sac City is in charge of arrangements.

Visitation is from 5:00-8:00 p.m., Friday, March 16th at the funeral home in Sac City where the family will be present.

Doris Maxine Weitzel was born on August 11, 1924, to Henry and Ruth (Andrews) Weitzel, the fifth of six children. Doris attended Hayes and Storm Lake schools, beginning school at the age of four.

Doris was married to Raymond Wedeking on February 2, 1947, during a Groundhog Day’s storm. Doris and Raymond had four children: Dawn, Steven, Joan, and Lance. They farmed south of Nemaha for nearly 25 years. Raymond passed away in 1970.

In 1975, Doris was married to James Currie of Schaller. They resided on the farm south of Nemaha. Doris was employed as activities director at Park View Care Center in Sac City for nearly 20 years. James passed away in 1986.

In the next few years, Doris enjoyed some traveling with close friends. In 1997, Doris and Lauren McBride were married in Nemaha. They resided north of Early during summer months and in Mesa, Arizona, during the winter.

Doris’ favorites included her church activities, gardening, dancing, golf, music, birds, the color turquoise, Easter egg hunts, kittens, and family get-togethers. She didn’t have a lot of dislikes, but her list included: tornadoes, city driving, boating, and being around water. As a result of growing up in the Depression era, Doris’ kids remember one of the mottos she always followed: “Use it up, wear it out-make it do or do without.”

Survivors include her husband, Lauren McBride; her children: Dawn (Armin) Christiansen of Early, Steve (Louanne) Wedeking of Ankeny, Joan (Tom) Ross of Urbandale; and Lance (Jackie) Wedeking of Nemaha; ten grandchildren: Tina (Todd) Davenport, Aaron (Lori) Christiansen, Kyle (Selena) Christiansen, Carrie (Lance) Anderson, Brad Wedeking, Ben Ross, Jessica Ross, Amy Wedeking, Jill Wedeking, and Ray Wedeking; six great-grandchildren: Emma, Zach, Jack, Anna, Wyatt, and Nate; two sisters: Dorothy Jarvis of Sac City and Elaine (Chuck) Goodman of Alta; sister-in-law Dorothy Weitzel of Storm Lake; several step-children and their families, and a host of others proud to call her friend.

Doris was preceded in death by her parents; two husbands; two sisters: Margaret Miller and Marie Stern; and brother Melvin Weitzel.