Doris Marie Hodge

April 2, 1942 - August 25, 2020

Doris Marie Hodge, 78, of Mason City, IA died on Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at MercyOne Hospice of North Iowa. A private family Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, September 5, 2020. Doris was born on April 2, 1942 in Grundy Center, IA, to Archie Bell Sr. and Dorothy (Senenfelder) Bell. She was the oldest of nine children. Doris attended school and graduated from Dows, IA. She resided in Iowa Falls, IA for 34 years of her life and worked for the Hardin County Homemakers Association. On February 22, 1985 she was united in marriage to Robert Hodge. The couple enjoyed going dancing together; Doris especially loved country music. Her hobbies included sewing and playing cribbage or bingo. More recently, she enjoyed getting her nails done while living at Cornerstone Assisted Living. Doris and her husband were avid football fans and watched many Iowa/Iowa State games. They also took many bus trips to Branson, MO. Throughout her life she was a Moose Lodge member and Methodist Church member. Doris’s family was very important to her and she will be remembered as a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Those left to cherish her memory include her husband, Robert Hodge of Mason City; children: Merle (Lavonne) Hines of Kirksville, MO, Juanita Mae Bekx of Keokuk, IA and Ken (Darla) Hines of Mason City; grandchildren: Nate, Stephanie, Michele, Dustin and Heather; great-grandchildren: Ava, Mya, Andrew, Ella, Adelaide, Zion, Oliver and Helen; siblings: Archie Bell of Boone, IA, Viola Claude of Dows, IA, Gene (Mary) Bell of Laclede, ID, Karen (Larry) Thayer of Belmond, IA, Chuck (Cindy) Bell of Dows, IA and Jim (Cindy) Bell of Latimer, IA. She was preceded in death by her parents, Archie and Dorothy Bell; grandson, Tony; brothers, Roger and Fred Bell; sisters-in-law, Jeannie Bell and Betty Hansen and nephew, Chris Bell.