Marilyn Mardelle (Tendall) HOWIESON

TENDALL, HOWIESON, SWENSON, AMBROSIA, BAKKEN, HUNDERTMARK

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 11/9/2016 at 19:23:36

August 14, 1935 --- November 6, 2016

Marilyn M. (Tendall) Howieson

Marilyn Howieson, 81, of Clarion passed away Sunday, November 6, 2016 at the Rehabilitation Center of Belmond. Funeral services for Marilyn Howieson will be held on Thursday, November 10, 2016 at 10:30 AM at the Holmes Baptist Church, 2137 Hancock Avenue in Holmes, with Pastor Zach Fischer officiating. Interment will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Clarion. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, November 9, 2016 from 4-6:00 PM at Ewing Funeral Home, 1801 Central Avenue East in Clarion, and will continue one hour prior to funeral services at the church on Thursday.

Marilyn Mardelle (Tendall) Howieson was born August 14, 1935 in rural Eagle Grove to LeRoy and Gladys (Swenson) Tendall. The family later moved to a farm south of Belmond. Marilyn graduated from Clarion High School and attended Waldorf College in Forest City where she completed her Associates degree in elementary education. Marilyn was united in marriage to Richard Howieson at Trinity Lutheran Church in Belmond on March 17, 1957. To this union, children Diane, David, and Loel were born. Marilyn taught for two years in the Dows school district before marrying Richard. She later worked as a secretary at various businesses in the area, with the latest being Davis Chiropractic in Clarion.

Faith was the cornerstone of Marilyn’s life. She accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior at age 12, and continued to live her faith by teaching Sunday school and Vacation Bible School and by praying daily for her family and friends. She was a long time member of Holmes Baptist Church.

Marilyn was known for her wisdom, for being a great listener, and for her love of her family. She enjoyed reading, sewing, and baking. She loved playing games, especially croquet, and having fun with her children and grandchildren.

Marilyn is survived by her husband Richard Howieson of Clarion; daughter Diane (John) Ambrosia of Ankeny and their children Johnathan and Salena; son David (Lois) Howieson of Ankeny and their children Matthew, Amy, Rachel and Daniel; and son Loel Howieson of Iowa City and his children L.J., Logan, Kaitlyn and Kelsey Jo; sister Lavina Bakken of Garner and brother Roger (Delores) Tendall of Garner; along with nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends. Marilyn was preceded in death by her parents, granddaughter Jessica Kae Howieson, sisters Ruby Hundertmark and Adeline Tendall, and brothers-in-law Cletis Hundertmark and Carroll Bakken.

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