Warren Marlin Lemonds

Marlin Lemonds,88, of West Des Moines, IA, died Saturday, July 26, 2003 at the Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines from complications of Parkinson's Disease. Marlin was born on a farm in Mills County, IA. He grew up in Strahan and lived in the West Branch and Iowa City area before moving to Des Moines in 1991. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WW11. Marlin farmed around Strahan and West Branch. He also was a school bus driver for the Strahan (later Nishna Valley) school districts. He later was a custodian for the University of Iowa. Marlin was a member of the Windsor Heights Lutheran Church and the Valley Junction American Legion. He enjoyed family and church activities, sports, and Farmall tractors. He is survived by his wife, Jean Lemonds of West Des Moines; thee daughters, Susan Majerus of West Des Moines, Nancy Richter of Des Moines, and Sarah Sottile of New Hartford, CT; two sons Thomas Crocker of Silverlake,WA; a nephew, Gary Lemonds of Omaha, NE; a niece, Vicky Lemonds of OH; eleven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Memorials suggested to: Windsor Heights Lutheran Church, 1240 66th Street, Windsor Heights, Iowa 50311