BREWSTER, Marvin L. 1929-2020

BREWSTER, OESCHGER, ZUBER, ERICKSON, ANDERSON

Posted By: K. L. Kittleson
Date: 6/4/2020 at 14:39:28

Marvin L. Brewster

June 22, 1929 - June 2, 2020

CEDAR FALLS, IOWA – Marvin Lee Brewster, 90, of Cedar Falls died Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at the Western Home Communities – Martin Suites.

He was born June 22, 1929 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, son of William J. Oeschger-Brewster and Louise Zuber Brewster. He married Flora Marie Erickson on October 23, 1960 at College Hill Lutheran Church in Cedar Falls.

Marvin graduated from Waterloo West High School in 1947. He served in the State Guard of Iowa from 1946 to 1948 and then the Iowa Army National Guard as a Master Sergeant until 1958, during the Korean Conflict. He attended the Honor Flight on May 5, 2015, with his daughter.

He was a certified welder with Iowa Public Service Company for 35 years, retiring in 1990. He was a member of College Hill Lutheran Church and involved with Boy Scouts of America for over 40 years, serving as Den Leader and Assistant Scout Master.

Survived by: his wife of Western Home Communities; a daughter, Cindy (Scott) Loder of Cedar Falls; a son, Rodney Brewster of Ames; two granddaughters, Ashley (Phil) Tieu of West Des Moines, and Kayla (Aaron) Moore of Waverly; four great-grandchildren: Luna Tieu, Jaxon, Jaycee, and Jager Moore; half-sister, Kathy Nickel of Nampa, ID; and half-brother, William N. Brewster of Cedar Rapids.

Preceded in death by: a half-sister, Eva Jean Anderson; and brother, Harold Brewster.

Private graveside services will be held in Garden of Memories Cemetery, Waterloo. Military Honors will be conducted by the Cedar Falls AMVETS Post 49 Honor Guard and the Iowa Army National Guard. Richardson Funeral Service is assisting the family.

Memorials may be directed to College Hill Lutheran Church, or to the family to be used for memorials and veterans issues at the Cedar Falls AMVETS Post 49.

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Cemetery Details:
Garden of Memories