Dwight Marston 1928-2003

MARSTON, DANNER, LYONS, LOPEZ, DOUGLAS

Posted By: SGF (email)
Date: 5/1/2003 at 23:30:55

Dwight H. Marston died February 20, 2003 in Mesa, Arizona. Dwight was born November 6, 1928 in Postville, Iowa to Euclid C. Marston and Marie Danner Marston. On August 12, 1950 he married Phyllis A. Lyons at the Little Brown Church in the Vale in Nashua, Iowa. He was a graduate of the University of Northern Iowa and received advanced degrees from the University of Iowa (M. A.) and Indiana University (P.E.D.). He received his Doctorate of Education at Ball State University. He was an educator who taught at the high school, college and university levels. He held positions in teaching and coaching at Thompson High School, Iowa and Dawson High School, Iowa and in Higher Education along with coaching at Carthage College, Illinois (now located in Kenosha, WI.), Hastings College, Nebraska and Winona State University. During his entire education tenure Dwight had the opportunity to serve as an assistant and head coach in all of the major sports offered at the high school and college/university levels. Dwight served as the Director of Athletics at Winona State University for twenty-five years (1966-1991). He was also selected as the District Chairman of NAIA for Minnesota for a period of ten years, served as the Golf Chairman for District #4 NCAA Division II Championship events, and was selected as Golf Coach of the Year for District #4 NCAA Division II in 1993 and 1994. His Winona State University golf team competed in the NCAA Division II Golf National Championships in 1993 and 1994. Dwight was a member of the First Congregational Church in Winona, Masonic Lodge in Postville, Iowa, the Tehema Shrine Temple in Hastings, Nebraska, Scottish Rite Body in Hastings, Nebraska, the American Legion, National Golf Coaches Association, AAHPER, NAIA, NCAA, Phi Epison Kappa, and Phi Kappa Pi. He is survived by his wife Phyllis Marston of Winona, MN, two sons Douglas (Debbie) Marston, Craig (Terri) Marston and three grandchildren, Nicholas Marston, Jessica Marston and Kyle Marston; two brothers and two sisters: Joseph (Blanche) Marston, Jean (Al) Lopez, Craig Marston and Virginia Douglas. Dwight was preceded in death by his parents. A memorial service was held in Mesa, Arizona on February 23rd. A second memorial service will be held in Winona, Minnesota at a later date. Memorials may be directed to the Dwight Marston Scholarship Fund at the Winona State University Foundation, PO Box 5838, Winona MN, 55987.

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-source: Postville Herald-Leader, March 6, 2003