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Obituary

Marla Jean Starman, 70, of Burlington, died at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 8, 2010, at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington. Born March 31, 1940, in Mount Pleasant, she was the daughter of Wesley and Madeline Beavers Cooper. On January 21, 1961, she married Harvey George Starman, Jr. in Monmouth, Ill. He died February 13, 1990. Mrs. Starman worked for Sylvania, J.I. Case Co., and was a homemaker. She was a 1959 graduate of Burlington High School. She was a member of Zion United Church of Christ and U.A.W. Local No. 807. Survivors include two daughters, Rhonda Bristow of Bettendorf, and Susan Glasgow of Burlington; one son, Keith Starman of Coralville; four grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; her mother, Madeline of Burlington; three brothers, Terry Cooper, and Randy Cooper, both of Burlington; and Larry Cooper of Slidell, LA; five sisters, Dolores Wright of Roseville, Minn., Judy Gabriel of Des Moines, Marilyn Beik of Burlington, Cheryl Clouse of Ottumwa, and Melodee Kennedy of Burlington; and numerous nieces and nephews. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by her father, one brother, and one sister. Visitation will be from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday at Hass-Thielen Funeral Home in Burlington. Family will receive friends from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Monday at Hass-Thielen Funeral Home. The funeral service for Mrs. Starman will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Hass-Thielen Funeral Home, with the Rev. Jane A. Willan officiating. Burial will be in Aspen Grove Cemetery. A time of food and fellowship will be at Zion United Church of Christ following burial. Memorials have been established for American Cancer Society and St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry.