Lois Marlene Marth 1934 - 2020

MARTH, TOLL, KOEPPEN

Posted By: Connie Swearingen (email)
Date: 7/4/2021 at 17:38:38

Mapleton Press
6 November 2020

L. Marlene Marth, 86, of Battle Creek, passed away
on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, at the Unity Point Health-St. Luke’s Medical Center of Sioux City.

A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. The Christensen-Van Houten Funeral Home of
Battle Creek is in charge of the funeral arrangements. Condolences may be sent online at www.christensenvanhouten.com.

Lois Marlene Marth was born July 2, 1934, to Louis
and Edna (Toll) Koeppen in Charter Oak. She was
baptized Aug. 19, 1934, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Ute by Pastor Weidmann and confirmed in March 1948 by Pastor Hugo Neiting.

Marlene started school at St. Clair #7 (Monona
County) then went to Sunny Side Country School and
in fifth grade went to Lutheran school in Ute. She
then attended Castana High School.

On Dec. 28, 1950, she married Edward Marth. The couple was blessed with four children: Debra, Carol, Kenny, and Michael. While helping her husband on the farm, Marlene had many part-time jobs including waitressing, working as a CNA, at the flower shop and clothing store.

In 1978, the couple had a farm sale and built a new home in Ricketts. Marlene then worked at Dubuque Pack and the Ricketts Grocery.

Marlene was the mayor of the Ricketts for three years and served on the city council for 10 years. She was always active in the community they lived
in, belonging to the Sunshine Club, Pleasant Valley Club, Jolly Club, Ladies Aid and Circle.
Marlene taught Sunday school for many years and held many offices in the church. She was a master gardener who truly enjoyed flowers and the outdoors. In 2004, Marlene and Edward moved to an apartment in Battle Creek. Marlene had many friends and did a lot of entertaining. They loved to play cards, travel, and go visit their children and grandchildren.

Left to cherish her memory include her loving
husband of 69 years, Edward J. Marth of Battle
Creek; her children, Debra (Clark) Harm of Matthews, N.C., Carol Krohnke of Schleswig, Kenneth (Marsha) Marth of Ricketts, and Michael (Jill) Marth of Ricketts; seven grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; sister, Jan (Jimmy) Yockey; aunt, Marie Miller; brother-in-law, Melvin (Eileen) Naeve; sister-in-law, Charlene Naeve; nieces, nephews, extended family, and friends.

She was preceded in death by her father, Louis
Koeppen; her mother and step-father, Edna and Louie Kelm; son-in-law, Douglas Krohnke; father-in-law, Edward H. Marth; mother-in-law, and step-father-in-law, Hedwig and Roy Naeve; sisters, Marge Thiel and Shirley Dunlap; sisters-in-law, Betty (Wilbur) Kuhlman and Darlene (Everett) Peasley; and brother-in-law, Alvin Naeve.