- Quad-City Times, The (IA) | 21 May 2013
WILTON, Iowa - Marvella M. Sherwood, 87, of Wilton, Iowa, died on Sunday, May 19, 2013, at Mercy Hospice in Iowa City.
Marvella was born May 28, 1925, to Harry and Rose (Petersen) Mayerhofer in New Liberty, Iowa. She attended rural Scott and Muscatine County schools. On April 20, 1946, Marvella married Chester W. Sherwood at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Davenport. Chet preceded her in death on May 28, 2012.
She was a member of Sugar Creek Presbyterian Church, where she was a member of the Ladies Aid and played the organ. In earlier years, she enjoyed dancing, painting and working with Chester on the farm.
Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday, May 23, at Bentley Funeral Home, Wilton. Additional visitation will be one hour before the service at the church.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 24, at First Presbyterian Church, Wilton. Interment will be in Durant Cemetery, Durant, Iowa.
Serving as pallbearers will be Scott Lebeck, Tom Whetstone, Zach Carstensen, Ryan Carstensen, Rick Hansen, Frank Townsend and Dennis Siebel.
She is survived and lovingly remembered by her son, Harry, and his wife Diane Sherwood of Wilton; her daughter, Linda Carstensen of Davenport; three grandchildren, Kimberly Lebeck of Coralville, Iowa, Zachary Carstensen of Seattle, and Ryan Carstensen of Davenport; and her great-granddaughter, Camille Lebeck. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband.
Memorial donations may be made to Sugar Creek Presbyterian Church, Wilton, or the American Cancer Society in her memory.
Online remembrances and condolences may be left at www.bentleyfuneralhome.com.
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