- Date Of Birth: December 23, 1930
- Date Of Death: March 5, 2010
- State: Iowa
Marcella Mae Christensen, 79, of Atlantic, Iowa, and formerly of Anita, Iowa, passed away Friday, March 5, 2010, at Colonial Manor in Anita.
Marcella was born December 23, 1930, in Lincoln, Nebraska, to Henry and Hazel (Leopold) Little. Marcella was raised in Lincoln and attended school until the ninth grade. She later met and married Willis Merritt and moved to Anita, Iowa. One daughter, Catherine was born to her marriage with Willis. She later divorced Willis and met and married Clyde Watkins. Two sons where born to her marriage with Clyde, Rodney and Rolland. Clyde passed away and Marcella later married Merlyn Christensen. To this marriage her daughter Katrina Christensen was born. Marcella remained living in Anita until her husband Merlyn passed away, at which time she moved to Atlantic, Iowa, to be near her children and grandchildren. She remained in her own home in Atlantic until her health began to fail her and subsequently moved to Colonial Manor in Anita.
Marcella was very dedicated to her work at Colonial Manor being a cook there for over twenty four years.
