Smidt, Marvel Mae (1932-2016)
SMIDT, PLATTS, GASKILL, KEOUGH
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 4/26/2016 at 14:20:58
Marvel Mae Smidt
May 9, 1932 - April 6, 2016Surrounded by her family, Marvel Mae Smidt, 83, of Forest City, died on Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at her home.
Marvel Mae, a daughter of Cecil and Mary (Gaskill) Platts, was born on May 9, 1932, at home on the farm on Wheelerwood Drive northeast of Hanlontown. She attended country school in Danville Township in Worth County until she and her parents moved closer to Hanlontown. In 1951, she graduated from Hanlontown High School.
On November 26, 1951, Marvel married Donald Ray Smidt at the United Methodist Church in Forest City. They were the first couple to marry in the present church building. They farmed with Donald’s parents until he was drafted into the service in 1952. Then, Marvel returned to Hanlontown to live with her parents. Their first son was born while Donald was stationed in Korea. Upon Donald’s discharge in 1954, they resumed farming the home place before moving to Forest City in 1979.
A member of the United Methodist Church and the UMW circle, Marvel, also, belonged to a bowling group, the Red Hat Society, the American Legion Auxiliary, and the BCNU Club. For a number of years, she worked at the Marriott Food Service at Waldorf College. In addition, she enjoyed traveling, walking, collecting dolls, and tending the flowers in her yard.
Marvel is survived by her husband, Donald, of Forest City; her sons, Donovan, and his wife, Holly Jane, of Forest City, Darwin, and his friend, Sharon, of Nevada, Iowa, Dale, of Forest City, and Doyle, and wife, Stephanie, of Galesville, Wisconsin; her grandchildren, Sarah Keough and Nicole and Derek Smidt; and her great-grandchildren, Kaiden, Konner, and Serenity. She was preceded in death by her parents and an infant brother.
The family would like to thank Hospice of North Iowa for the wonderful care and concern that she received.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Monday, April 11, 2016, at the United Methodist Church in Forest City with the Rev. Charles Layton officiating. Burial will follow at the Madison Township Cemetery in Forest City. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M., Sunday, at the Cataldo Schott Funeral Home in Forest City and will continue for one hour before services at the church.
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