Marcussen, Arlene V. (1919 - 2016)

MARCUSSEN, THOMAS, SLATER, SHIMOMURA, MCELWEE, DIGGLE, PETERSEN, DURLAM

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 12/18/2016 at 16:25:26

Name of deceased: Arlene Velma Marcussen (nee Petersen)

Aged: 97 yrs, 2 mo, 25 days

Residence: Harlan, IA

Born: Sep. 16, 1919

Died: Dec. 11, 2016

Funeral services: A Celebration of Life Service to be held in the Spring 2017. Burial of Ashes will be in the Neola Township Cemetery, Neola, IA.

Survived by: Daughters, Jeannine (spouse, Lloyd) Thomas of Fort Collins, CO., and Kandice Slater of Davenport, IA; son, Lynn (spouse, Tricia) Marcussen of Orange, CA; grandchildren, Mitchell (spouse, Kait) Thomas of Colorado Springs, CO., Michele (spouse, Lance) Shimomura of Lakewood, CO., Weston Slater of Vancouver, BC., Brennan Slater of Iowa City, IA., and Kayleigh Slater of Ames, IA; great-grandchildren, Gabrielle, Emily, and Grant Shimomura of Lakewood, CO, Zoe Thomas of Colorado Springs, CO., Danica and James McElwee of Lakeside, CA; other relatives and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Frederick and Jenny (nee Diggle) Petersen; husband of 72 years, Kermit; sisters, Marian Durlam and Cecil Hurley; brother, Dale Petersen; son-in-law, David Slater

Education: attended Neola (IA) elementary and high schools; graduated with the Class of 1938

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Kermit Marcussen; July 26, 1941; Council Bluffs, IA

Employment: After her marriage, Arlene helped keep the books at the Marcussen Brothers Trucking Company in Jacksonville. In 1950, they purchased a farm and Arlene became a full-fledged farmer’s wife while raising their children. In 1965, they relocated to Harlan, IA, where Arlene worked as a cook for the Harlan schools as well as with catering for Mickel’s Restaurant in Harlan.

Hobbies/Interests: Arlene and Kermit would join other friends and follow the big bands around to various dance halls, and continued to do so well into their eighties; she enjoyed wild card games of Pitch, and taking family boating trips to Missouri and Minnesota.

Sources: harlanonline.com; kjan.com; burmeisterjohannsen.com