Myra J. Aggen
June 6, 1918 – December 19, 2007
Myra J. Aggen, 89, formerly of Melrose Meadows, died Wednesday, December 19, 2007, at Crestview Nursing and Rehab Center in West Branch, Iowa.
Myra was born June 6, 1918, the daughter of Ferdinand and Esther Beer Stecker. On June 28, 1941, she married Chester C. Aggen in Calumet County, Wisconsin.
Myra was the first fulltime director of the Morton Grove Public Library, serving from 1955-1971. The children’s room was named in her honor. While a resident of Morton Grove she was a member of the American Library Association, the Illinois Library Associations, and Toastmistresses, and was an avid bridge player.
Following retirement, Myra and her husband moved to Colorado and then to Lake Havasu, Arizona. In 2004, Myra moved to Iowa City.
Myra is survived by her daughter, Mary New; her granddaughter, Jennifer New and her husband, Andrew Epstein, and their children, Isabella and Tobias, all of Iowa City; and her brother, Glen Stecker of Johnson County, Tennessee.
She was preceded in death by her husband, her son-in-law, Michael New, and her sister, Mildred.
Graveside services will be held this spring at Hillside Cemetery in Chilton, Wisconsin. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Iowa City Public Library Foundation, 123 S. Linn Street, Iowa City, IA, 52240 (319-356-5200). Arrangements are with Lensing Funeral and Cremation Service.
Online condolences may be directed to www.lensingfuneral.com
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