Marilyn Luverne Brady

Marilyn Brady, age 92 of Perry, passed away peacefully with family at her side, on Thursday, December 7, 2023, at the Kings Garden Campus of Perry Lutheran Homes. Visitation will be on Monday, December 11, 2023, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and funeral services will be held on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. both at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care in Perry. Burial will be at the Violet Hill Cemetery in Perry. Memorials will be given to Perry Lutheran Homes or Raccoon River Pet Rescue and may be left at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care. Marilyn Luverne Brady was born on April 14, 1931, in Joice, IA to Conrad and Alpha (Brones) Reines. She graduated from Thompson High School with the class of 1949. She was united in marriage to Eugene Ralph Brady at West Prairie Church in Leland, IA on August 19, 1960, and they shared 52 years together. She worked as a secretary at Thompson School District, Perry Utility Company, and Perry Elementary School. Her most cherished job was that of a wife and mother. Marilyn loved the Perry community. She was a member of the Mount Olivet Lutheran Church, PEO Chapter, Red Hat Society, Bridge clubs and was a community volunteer. Marilyn supported many activities of the Perry School District. She enjoyed gardening, music, travel, animals and was a fantastic cook. She was so very proud to be Norwegian. Her favorite trip was to Norway to visit relatives. Marilyn always put her family first as a loving caregiver and the biggest cheerleader to her daughters and grandchildren at every opportunity, In death she rejoins her husband Dr. Eugene Brady, parents, Conrad and Alpha Reines, and a brother-in-law, Jim Moore. Left to cherish Marilyns memory are her two daughters Maribeth (Bill) Wright of Norwalk, IA, and Colleen (Jeff) Nolting of Spokane, WA; grandchildren, Grant (Christine) Wright, Jackson Wright, Kennedi Wright and her fianc Caleb Vasconez, Hayden Nolting, and Aaron Nolting; siblings, Carroll (Virgean) Reines, Cheryl Moore and Linda (Ken) Ferjak, many nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews. Funeral Service Tuesday, December 12, 2023 10:30 AM Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care 1721 Park St Perry, IA 50220 Visitation Monday, December 11, 2023 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care 1721 Park St Perry, IA 50220