Cover photo for Marcella W. Carl's Obituary
Marcella W. Carl Profile Photo
1920 Marcella 2015

Marcella W. Carl

November 15, 1920 — June 29, 2015

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
MARCELLA W. CARL

BORN
November 15, 1920
Ireton, Iowa

PASSED AWAY
June 29, 2015
Sanborn, Iowa

FUNERAL SERVICE
1:00 P.M. Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Vander Ploeg Funeral Home; Sheldon, Iowa
Rev. Craig Nissen Officiating

Visitation with the family present will be from 12:00 noon until the time of service on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at the Vander Ploeg Funeral Home in Sheldon.

MUSIC
The Old Rugged Cross
Sung by: Rev. Craig Nissen

CONGREGATIONAL HYMNS
How Great Thou Art
The Lords Prayer Spoken
Organist: Barb Burns

HONORARY CASKET BEARERS
Ernest Winter

CASKET BEARERS
Merlin Nordstrom Warren Wilson
Larry Den Hartog Harold Eichmann
Larry Siege John Boyd

FINAL RESTING
East Lawn Cemetery
Sheldon, Iowa

Arrangements under the care of the
Vander Ploeg Funeral Home; Sheldon, Iowa

MARCELLA W. CARL
Marcella Wilma Carl, the daughter of Ernest Carl and Cena Fredericka (Nanninga) Vander Hamm, was born November 15, 1920 on the family farm in near Ireton, Iowa, where she attended school. After school she enjoyed helping her mother in the kitchen and always enjoyed cooking. She was united in marriage to Richard George Carl on October 10, 1940 in St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Sheldon, Iowa. The young couple made their home in Sheldon, where Marcella helped her husband and was a homemaker. Dick preceded her in death on October 22, 1993 in Sioux City, Iowa; Marcella remained in her home until moving into the Prairie View Home in Sanborn, Iowa in 1995. Marcella passed away at Prairie View Nursing Home on Monday, June 29, 2015reaching the age of 94 years, 7 months and 14 days.
Marcella was a member of the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Sheldon. She enjoyed fishing and going to Lake Okoboji, Square Dancing, making party favors for birthday parties at the nursing home and various crafts, sewing, knitting, embroidering, needlepoint, working with canvas and other crafts.
Marcella is survived by her nieces and nephews; her very special friend, Jolene and her husband, Harold Eichmann of Sheldon and other relatives and many friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dick; her parents and 4 sisters, Maxine Boom, Neva Jean Brunk, Luella Schultz and Lela Molmen.
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Marcella W. Carl, please visit our flower store.

Guestbook

Visits: 1

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Send Flowers

Send Flowers

Plant A Tree

Plant A Tree