Ardith Massman

Ardith R. Massman died Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at Edgewood Vista in Columbus.

Ardith R. Massman was born January 19, 1923 in Petersburg, Nebraska to Earl and Anna (Sindelar) McPhillips. The family moved to the Cedar Rapids area where she graduated from Cedar Rapids High School in 1941. She was a teacher and spent summers working in the Black Hills of South Dakota.

On June 26, 1945 she married Jesse J. Massman at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids. They moved to Bella Vista, Arkansas in 1976 and to Mesa, Arizona in 1982. Ardith enjoyed socializing, tennis, card games, and playing bridge.

She is survived by:
Son David (Diane) Massman of Columbus, NE
Daughter Diane (Don) Soukup of Henderson, NV
Daughter Denise Teeke of Henderson, NV
Daughter Dortha (Jim) Jarvis of West Jordan, UT
7 Grandchildren
10 Great Grandchildren
Brother Richard McPhillips of Cedar Rapids, NE
Brother Jerome (Marlene) McPhillips of Elkhorn, NE
Sister Bernadette (Roger) McCullough of Omaha, NE
Sister Mary Alice (Bob) Raitt of Columbus, NE
Many nieces and nephews

She is preceded in death by:
Husband Jesse Massman
Parents
Sister Irene Goodyear
Son-in-law Larry Teeke
Sister-in-law Marian McPhillips
Granddaughter Crystal Churchill