Dennis 'Dillon' Dean Marshall, 16 Jul 1953 - 30 Jul 2017

MARSHALL, LEONARD, MESSERSCHMITT, HAYZLETT, GRIMM, LISHEGO, HOYT, DARLING, HAWKINS

Posted By: Sandy Ficken (email)
Date: 3/11/2018 at 17:36:48

A celebration of life gathering for Dennis “Dillon” D. Marshall, 64, Marengo, will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, at the Thomas Park Safe Room Facility, Thomas Park, 343 Marion Blvd., Marion. He died Sunday, July 30, 2017, at St. Luke’s Unity Point, Cedar Rapids.

Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.klosterfuneralhome.com.

Dennis Dean Marshall was born July 16, 1953, in Iowa City, the son of Jack French Marshall and Jean Ann Leonard Marshall. He graduated from Iowa Valley High School in 1972, and married Cheryl Messerschmitt on April 1, 1972. They welcomed a daughter in September of 1972. The couple later divorced.

He was employed as a crane operator with McComas-Lacina Commercial Construction. He enjoyed watching westerns, hunting, and fishing. He spent many hours on woodcrafting, making mushroom sticks, chairs, and birdhouses. He loved his dogs, and spending time with his family, and enjoying the outdoors, where he taught many about all the things that he loved and skills he had mastered.

Marshall is survived by a daughter, Tracy Hayzlett Marshall (Kevin Hayzlett), Ladora; step-daughters, Lori Grimm, Norway; Heather Lishego (Brian), Marengo; Sarah Hoyt (Eric), Marengo, and Kelly Darling, Cedar Rapids; step-sons, Philip Marshall (Somer), Marengo, and Jeremiah Hawkins, Marengo; three grandchildren, Dillon, Kensey (Tori) and Kayden; and two great-grandchildren, Jace and Abel; his siblings, Randall Marshall, Cedar Rapids; Colleen Marshall, Cedar Rapids; David Marshall (Sonya), Marion, and Mark Marshall, Anamosa; longtime companions, Cheryl, Bobbie and Cindy, along with many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; grandson, Xander, and great-grandson, Shayde, and his pet dogs, Tony, Bo, Mitzie and Charlie.

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