Patrick Michael Marley 1945 - 2017
TORTICILL, MARLEY, DARDIS, HESSLER
Posted By: Connie Swearingen- Volunteer (email)
Date: 12/23/2017 at 20:34:36
Onawa Democrat
29 November 2017Patrick Michael Marley, 72, of Kiester, Minnesota, formerly of Blencoe, Iowa, passed away on Friday, November 17, 2017, at the United Hospital in Blue Earth, Minnesota.
A funeral mass will be 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, November 22, 2017, at St. Bernard's Catholic Church in Blencoe, officiated by Father Michael Erpelding, Celebrant, and Father Harry McAlpine, Celebrant. Burial will follow in Graceland Cemetery in Blencoe. Visitation will be 5:00 – 8:00 P.M. Tuesday, November 21, 2017, at the Rush Family Chapel in Onawa, with a scriptural wake service at 7:00 P.M., officiated by Father Harry McAlpine. Arrangements are under the direction of Rush Family Care Service in Onawa.
Patrick Michael was born on March 23, 1945, in Blencoe, Iowa, the son of James and Bette (Torticill) Marley. He graduated from West Monona High School in 1963. He attended Creighton University in Omaha, and became a CPA.
He married Rosemary Dardis in 1967, and to this union two sons were born, Jon and David. He met his soul mate, Charlene Hessler, in 1986, and they remained together and were married on February 27, 2017. Their son, James, was born to this union.
In addition to doing taxes until recently, he loved to farm, garden, raise chickens, and spend time with his family, friends, and his beloved dogs, Sadie and Buddy. He enjoyed riding motorcycles and restoring and fixing cars, trucks, and rosaries. He always loved coins and collecting banks, especially old metal ones.
Survivors include his wife, Charlene Marley of Kiester, MN; three sons, Jon Patrick (Victoria) Marley, David James Marley, and James Thomas (Dana) Marley; two grandchildren, Grace Elizabeth and Thomas James; his siblings, Mary Ann (Paul) Lage, Mike Marley, and Teresa (Dennis) McCandless; and many beloved nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, James and Bette Marley; two brothers, Joseph and his wife Ann Marley, and Tom Marley; and one nephew, Daniel Lage.
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