- Date Of Birth: May 27, 1920
- Date Of Death: December 11, 2009
- State: Iowa
Marion Ray Heemstra was born May 27, 1920, to Neal and Edith Baker Heemstra at the family home in Marion County, Iowa. He passed away at the Mercy Medical Center the morning of December 11, 2009, at the age of eighty-nine.
Marion attended country school through the eighth grade. He was united in marriage with Mary E.
Marion lived outside Otley for most of his life. He also lived in Fair Haven and the Hilltop Manor in Pella, and most recently at the Trinity Center at Luther Park in Des Moines.
Marion farmed all of his life, and also worked and retired from the machine shop at Vermeer Manufacturing in Pella. Later in life, he drove buses for the Monroe school district.
He was preceded in death by: his parents; his wife, Mary; and his daughters, Mary Beth Heemstra Lust and Marla Heemstra Graves.
Marion enjoyed pitching horseshoes, playing cards, and singing. He loved his farm, his friends, and his family; and he will be missed by many.
10:30 A.M., Friday, December 18, 2009
Otley, Iowa
Beginning at Noon Thursday, December 18, 2009
with family present from 6:00 – 8:00 P.M.
Pella, Iowa
Monroe, Iowa
FAMILY
Children: Carl & Janet Lust – Reasnor, Iowa
Marilee & Mark Davis -Des Moines, Iowa
