Marcia Louise Sanders was born January 16, 1942 in Springfield, MO, to parents Marvin and Stacia (Powell) Sanders. She was baptized on December 31, 1953, at Walnut Grove Baptist Church in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Marcia attended Walnut Grove Elementary and later graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School. On September 2, 1965 she was married to Robert Lewis Wondra in Omaha, Nebraska and they had two daughters. While in Council Bluffs, Marcia worked for D & B, Jeans N Things, Parawax and Nogg Paper. In 1991, she and Bob moved to Ortonville, where she was employed at Heritage Printing.
Marcia spent many years bowling, doing ceramics, fishing, crafting, playing bingo and going to the casinos. For the past 3 years Marcia battled cancer until it overcame her and she passed away at home on September 4, 2008. She lived to reach the age of 66.
She is survived by her loving husband, Bob; two daughters, Marlise (Rob) Gronholz of Ortonville, Monica Root of Kansas City, MO; 8 grandchildren, Amanda Root, Molli Wilson, Melissa Jolliff, Abby Jolliff, Hillori Gronholz, Michael Jolliff, Savanna Hobbs and Rhaelee Gronholz; 4 great grandchildren; mother, Stacia Andersen of Ortonville; sister, Carole (Robert) Ericksen of LaQuinta, CA; nieces, nephews and cousins. Marcia is preceded in death by her father, Marvin Sanders; step-father, Peter Andersen
In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the American Cancer Society.