Marynelle Hay Larsen (1915-2009)

LARSEN, HAY, MCLAUGHLIN, PORCH, HINES, STRONG, DOWNEY, DOBIS

Posted By: Nevada Journal
Date: 9/18/2009 at 16:30:47

THE NEVADA JOURNAL, Nevada, Story County, Iowa, Thursday, September 17, 2009.

Marynelle Hay Larsen passed away on Thursday, September 10, 2009 in Madrid, Iowa. Visitation on Sunday, September 13, was immediately followed by a funeral service at Chet Ryan Mortuary, Nevada. Burial was held Monday, September 14 at the Nevada Municipal Cemetery.

Marynelle was born on February 28, 1915 in Greenville, GA to Mary (McLaughlin) and Clarence Hay. After her father died, her mother married her stepfather, Ernest Porch (Preacher). Marynelle played basketball, and was the high point star of Georgia in high school. She then went on to Georgia State College for Women and continued to play basketball. After graduating, she worked in Atlanta, and on February 14, 1943, married Aubrey Larsen, a veterinarian from Wisconsin who was working in Greenville. They moved to Auburn, AL where their 3 children were born, and where she worked as an Administrative Secretary at the Auburn University Research Foundation. In 1961, they moved to Nevada when Dr. Larsen was transferred to the NADL in Ames, and Marynelle worked at ISU for the Dean of the Graduate School.

Marynelle loved her family, her dog Albie, playing bridge, social events, watching ISU and Auburn U. football games, and surrounding herself with beautiful things. She was a member of American Business Women Assoc., Wa-Tan-Ye, Indian Creek Country Club, and St. Ann’s Circle.

Marynelle was preceded in death by her parents, her stepfather, her husband on February 19, 1994, a grandson Al Larsen on August 30, 2003, 2 brothers, Bill and Frank Hay. She is survived by her children, Ted Larsen of Spencer, Wayne Larsen of Nevada and Kay (Kent) Hines of Johnston; four grandchildren, Lana (Trey) Strong, Eric Hines, Debbie (Doug) Downey, Audra (Mike) Dobis; nine great grandchildren, Jerra, Lauren, and Logan Strong, Nick Hines, Avery, Jax, and Allie Downey, and Brennan and Grayson Dobis, nieces and nephews, close family friend Diane Moore, and many friends from Nevada and Ballard Creek in Huxley, where she has lived the last two years.

A memorial fund for Marynelle has been established.

Online condolences may be left at www.chetryanmortuary.com.

Chet Ryan Mortuary in Nevada was entrusted with Marynelle and her family.

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