Alice M. Marshall, 85, of Wayne, died Thursday April 4, 2024 at Providence Medical Center in Wayne.
Services will held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 9 at Evangelical Free Church in Concord. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, April 8 at Hasemann Funeral Home of Wayne. Burial will be in the Coleridge Cemetery at Coleridge.
Memorials may be directed to the Marshall family for later designation.
Arrangements are with Hasemann Funeral Home of Wayne.
Alice Marie (Swan) Marshall was born on March 1, 1939 near Bloomfield to Walter and E. Rosina (Meier) Swan. She grew up near Coleridge, and graduated from Coleridge High School in 1957. While working at the Farmer’s Union grocery store, she met the love of her life, Merton Marshall. The couple were married May 22, 1959 and was blessed with seven children. Together, they made their home in Hartington, Randolph, Wayne and Coleridge.
Alice enjoyed farm life, raising chickens, caring for animals, and gardening. She was artistically talented and often wrote stories about her animals and life events. Alice was passionate about her faith and sharing it with others. She was active in her local church, teaching Sunday School, Vacation Bible School, and ladies Bible studies. Alice uplifted others with her musical talents and spent over 60 years playing the piano and organ at her church and area care facilities.
Survivors include her children, Russell (Deanette) Marshall of Allen, Rosella Gonzalez of Elk Point, South Dakota; Loretta (Tim) Heaton of Jefferson, South Dakota; Estelle (James) Bierbower of Wakefield, Priscilla (Dwaine) Junck of Carroll, and Rebekah (Jason) Flowers of Mayfield, Kentucky; son-in-law, Marti Calhoon of Wayne; 22 grandchildren, Amanda Brown, Stephanie (Trevor) Pederson, Jacob Switzer, Zachariah Karr, Matthew (Eliana) Karr, and Danielle Karr, Jeff Heaton, Tyler (Kara) Heaton, Katherine Nastase, Jessica (Anthony) Garza, Joshua (Kristina) Calhoon, Annette (Travis) Bierbower, James R. (Alison) Bierbower, Samantha (Ezra) Brodersen, Brooklyn Bierbower, Elizabeth Junck, Faith Junck, Samuel Junck, and Grace Junck, Taylor (Mason) Atwood, Ervin Flowers, and Karissa Flowers; 23 great-grandchildren with one on the way; two sisters, Darlene Jorgensen and Linda Praust; nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Merton Marshall, in 2019; and daughter, Louise Calhoon, in 2008.
