Marilyn Comer

Marilyn Kay Comer, one of two children of Derwin Julian Larsen and Frances Dorothy (Pashek) Larsen, was born in Greenfield, Iowa on May 14, 1941. Marilyn grew up in Orient, Iowa and graduated from the Richland Township High School in 1958. After high school, she attended and graduated from Southwest Community College in Creston, Iowa. Marilyn and Wendell Alan Comer were married in Orient on September 17, 1961. They made their home in Council Bluffs, Iowa and were blessed with three children; Donald, Deborah, and Daniel. Marilyn worked for U-Haul in Council Bluffs for ten years before the family moved to Mineola, Iowa in 1973. Marilyn worked for a time as the secretary at St. John Lutheran Church in Mineola and in 1985 began working for ECI in Glenwood, Iowa. She was a member of St. John Lutheran Church, the Extension Cords, and the ISU Extension Council. She enjoyed fishing, gardening, flowers, and dining out. Marilyn loved spending time with her grandchildren, family and co-workers at ECI where her official title of Comptroller could often be translated to "mother hen." In 1997, Marilyn and Wendell purchased a home outside of Bedford, Iowa for their weekend "...[more]

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-aways." The whole family enjoyed spending time at the family retreat and Marilyn loved to take her grandsons fishing at their pond. Over time, Marilyn and Al decided to sell their home in Glenwood and retire to Bedford. Marilyn and Al had been married 46 years when Marilyn died on her 67th birthday, May 14, 2008, at the Creighton University Medical Center as a result of a lawn tractor accident. She was preceded in death by her parents. Marilyn is survived by her husband Al Comer of Bedford; daughter Deborah Henningsen and husband Kirk of Griswold, IA and their sons Austin, Travis, and Joel; sons Donald Comer and wife Jennifer of New Market, IA and their sons Nick and Noah, and Daniel Comer and his wife Colleen of Clarinda, IA; brother Paul Larsen and wife Diane of Belvedere, IL; nieces and nephews; other relatives and many friends. Memorials suggested to: St. John Lutheran Church or Siam Church of Christ