Eunice L. Marner

Eunice L. Marner
July 03, 1915 - November 02, 2008
Wellman, Iowa
Visitation: 2-8 p.m. November 05, 2008 at Powell Funeral Home, Wellman
Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. November 06, 2008 at Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church
Interment: November 06, 2008 at Lower Deer Creek Cemetery
Eunice Lenore Marner, was born on July 3, 1915, at LaJunta, Colorado, the daughter of George and Sarah (Kreider) Reber. She moved to Iowa with her parents at 3 years of age and located in the Wellman area. She attended the rural Hickory Grove and Center High Schools after which she did housework for families. Accepting Christ as her Savior, she was baptized and remained a member of the Lower Deer Creek Church until death. On December 1, 1935, she was married to Ora Marner, at the home of John Y. Swartzendruber in Johnson County, IA. They settled on a farm and made that their occupation. They lived and worked together there for 49 years, leaving in 1984 to move to Wellman. She was active in teaching Sunday School at Lower Deer Creek Church, WMSC, Free Will and she volunteered at the Crowded Closet in Iowa City. Eunice died suddenly on Sunday, November 2, 2008, at the Silver Pond Assisted Living Center in Wellman, at the age of 93 years. She is survived by her husband Ora Marner of Wellman; a son James Marner and wife Charleen of St. Louis, MO; a daughter Loris Miller and husband Merle of Granger, IA; 8 grandchildren- Michelle Pashos, Kevin (Carol) Marner, Marta (Kevin) Guckes, Vonda (Chris) Briles, Lisa (John) Allen, Kimberly Roby, Krista (Brian) Kielty and Scott (Ann) Miller; 20 great grandchildren- Michael (Joanna), Nicholas, Zachary and Alexis Pashos, Megan (Matt) Viox, Kendra (Chad) Stearman, Brycen (Kacey) Marner, Aaron, Jessica and Carmen Briles, Emma and Amie Kielty, Allison and Benjamin Roby, Wilson, Samuel and Elliot Miller, Danielle, Audrey and Rachel Guckes; 5 great great grandchildren-Michael Pashos, Christopher and Drew Courtright, Brooke Viox and Chase Stearman; a sister-in-law Melda Reber and 2 nieces. She was preceded in death by her parents; 3 brothers- Virgil, Walter and William; a sister Mary Delila Reber, and 2 nephews.
A memorial fund has been established for the Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church.