Funeral Held Today for Former Senator Mary Lundby

The House and Senate gaveled in today, but most committee meetings were cancelled in anticipation of the absences of those legislators attending former Republican Senator Mary Lundby’s funeral today in Marion. Senator Lundby died last Saturday at age 60 after a long fight with cervical cancer. She served 22 years in the Iowa Legislature.

Another notable death occurred on Monday. Former Republican State Representative Rosmary Thompson of Marion died at age 73. Thompson was elected in 1995 to fill Mary Lundby’s seat after her election to the senate and retired from the House in 2000.