Marion W. Conner

Marion Conner, age 80, was born on September 27, 1934, in Iowa City, Iowa, and passed away on August 2, 2015, in a car accident near Millersburg on his way home from a weekend of camping and fishing. Marion enjoyed spending time with family, socializing, hunting, camping and fishing as well as building, remodeling and repairing homes. He attended Millersburg High School and met his wife of 61 years, Shirley, roller skating in Millersburg. He lived in Millersburg for 55 years and was a long-time city council member. Marion was a fire fighter, a member of the Iowa County Landfill Board of Directors, a long-haul truck owner-operator and retired as a carpenter.
He was the son of Marion Conner Sr. and Irene Whitmore. He is survived by five children, Catherine (Conner, Lown) Durbin (Gary), Roseville, California; Sharon (Conner) Widmer (Neil), Deep River; John Conner (Jean), Tiffin; Susan (Conner) Voss (Bob), North English; Beth (Conner) Strasser, Homestead; and nephew Mark Ralston (Michelle), Palo. He had fourteen grandchildren, Brian Lown, Kelly (Winegarden) Hall, Luke Winegarden, Jaime (Lown) Young, Tyler Winegarden, Anne Winegarden, Lynston (Blain) Hummer, Luke Gregory, Daniel Conner, Clayton Voss, Camie Widmer, Dillon Conner, Nick Strasser and Allison Voss as well as twelve great-grandchildren. He was proceeded in death by his wife Shirley, parents, daughter-in-law Penny (Davis) Conner and son-in-law Roger Lown.
A Celebration of Life gathering will be held from 4:00 - 8:00 PM on Thursday, August 6, 2015, at the Lake Iowa Nature Center, near Millersburg.
Messages and tributes may be left at www.powellfuneralhomes.com