MARSHALL, Luella Faye

MARSHALL, HOPPE, KENNEDY, PEMBLE, ARNOLD, ANDERSON, HADDY

Posted By: Pat Ludeke (email)
Date: 6/11/2013 at 23:23:40

Luella Faye Marshall, 92, of 405 27th Avenue South, Clear Lake, died
Friday, June 26, 2009 at the Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa.

A funeral service was held Tuesday, June 30, at the Ward Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Dennis Ganz officiating. Burial was at the
Clear Lake Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to Hospice of North Iowa and the
V.F.W. Auxiliary.

Luella was born July 27, 1916, in Meservey, Iowa, the daughter of Lewis W.
and Lydia (Hoppe) Kennedy. She graduated from Merservey High School in 1933.
Luella married Robert Lee Marshall in 1936, in Klemme, Iowa and to this union
five children were born. Luella and Robert farmed with their family after they
were married, and everyone in the family rode and had their own horse. In 1954
Luella and Robert bought the Lighthouse Drive In, which they owned until 1976.
In 1962, Luella managed the Clear Lake Sale Barn Cafe until 1976, and than she
managed the Garner Sale Barn Cafe until 1986. Luella then worked at the Pronto
Gas Station and Kum and Go when she was in her 80’s.

Luella was famous for her pies and potato salad. She enjoyed traveling,
embroidering, horses and dancing, but most of all she loved her family. Luella
was also a member of the V.F.W. Auxiliary.

Luella is survived by her children Marlys (Chuck) Pemble, Everly, Iowa,
Merle (Bev) Marshall, Garner, Iowa, Marilyn (Jim) Arnold, Mason City, and Mike
Marshall, Loveland, Colo.; 12 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; four
great-great-grandchildren; her brother, Lloyd (Sally) Kennedy, Clear Lake; and
her sisters, Lucille Anderson, Clear Lake and Lorene Haddy, Clear Lake.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband in 1959; her son,
Robert, in infancy; two grandchildren; two sisters; one brother and her special
friend, Pete Bach.