- Date Of Birth: March 27, 1924
- Date Of Death: August 25, 2013
- State: Iowa
Alfred “Babe” Marso, age 89, of St. Joseph, died on Sunday, August 25, 2013 at the Humboldt North Care Center. Alfred John Marso, the son of Michael P. And Susan (Klein) Marso, was born on March 27, 1924 in Bode, Iowa. He attended St. Joseph School and lived on the family farm his whole life until he moved to Humboldt 2 years ago. He served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. After the war he worked for Evertt Brothers for 23 years running heavy equipment. Then he worked for his brother at Dick Marso trucking in Humboldt and also for his nephew at Marso Excavating, until he retired. He had many friends and enjoyed visiting with them. He enjoyed his garden, auctions and going to tractor pulls with the Claire Reutzel family. He had a great gift of fixing clocks and would always have an ample supply fill his basement during the summer and he would fix them in the winter months. He enjoyed his family, friends and neighbors and will be missed by all. Left to cherish Babe’s memory is his sister, Rita Efta and her husband Clem of Carroll; nieces and nephews, Sharon (Brad) Strutzeberg of Humboldt, Judy (Tom) Dove of Brighton, CO, Doug (Myrna) Marso of Humboldt, Joy (Steve) Christensen of Humboldt, Janette (Larry) Sowers of Des Moines, Gerald (Kay) Marso of Waukee, Jim (Rita Sue) Marso of Bode, Joan (Loren) Pesicka of Algona and Ambrose (Rena) Efta of Virginia. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Clarence and Richard Marso; and a sister, Sally Jolliffe.
