Marcellus William Wernimont was born on 11. Nov. 1927 at Manning, Carroll County, Iowa. He began military service on 27. Feb. 1946; Air Force. He married
Marian Louise Boyd, daughter of
Deruelle Barr Boyd and
Ila Mae Thayer, on 22. Feb. 1949 at Saint Mary's Catholic Church, Storm Lake, Buena Vista County, Iowa. Marcellus William Wernimont died on 6. Oct. 1998 at Marian Health Center, Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, at age 70. He was buried on 12. Oct. 1998 at Lone Tree Cemetery, Sioux Rapids, Buena Vista County, Iowa. Marcellus William Wernimont was born Nov. 11, 1927, at Manning to Anton (Tony) and Agnes Catherine Wernimont. He and a sister Agnes Marcellus Wernimont, now sister Agnes of Canton, Missouri, moved with their parents to the Sulfur Springs area. They lived on several different farms until his parents bought a small farm in Providence Township, section 3. Here a brother Cleo George Wernimont and later a sister Anna Catherine Wernimont Cox were born. Marcellus spent his boyhood here on a farm helping his parents who opened a small truck vegetable farms selling vegetables and sweet corn in Storm Lake, Fort Dodge, Carol and the Sioux City area. He attended school at Sulfur Springs Consolidated School and at St. Mary's Grade School in Storm Lake. He entered the service in November of 1945 receiving and honorable discharge in 1946. He worked in and around the Storm Lake area until February of 1949 when he began farming in Pocahontas County.
On Feb. 22nd, 1949, he was united in marriage to Marian Louise Boyd, born Aug. 27, 1928, at Storm Lake to Deruelle Barr Boyd and Ila Mae (Thayer) Boyd. Her father was a garage mechanic for almost 20 years in Storm Lake and was a member of the Storm Lake Fire Department for over ten years. In 1941 he moved his family to the farm in Hayes Township, later to a farm near Early and then to their own farm near Nemaha, where he and his wife Ila still live.
Marian attended Storm Lake grade school and graduated from the Hayes Consolidated High School. She worked as a dental assistant for Dr. M. E. Whiteside and the Thompson Food Market until she was marriage. Their first home was on a farm south of Laurens and in 1955 they moved to farm near Auburn in Calhoun County with their six children. In 1964 they returned with their family of 13 children to Buena Vista County to their own farm in Scott Township, section 23. They started a dairy farm and did custom farming besides starting a small gravel business on the side. In 1980 they moved with five of their children to their new home in Rembrandt. Marcellus remained active in farming, dairy and gravel with his sons. Marcellus belongs to the Farm Bureau, Knights of Columbus and the American Legion. Marian belongs to the Buena Vista County Mothers of Twins Club. They both are members of St. Joseph's Catholic Church of Sioux Rapids. They are parents of 15 children.
Services for Marcellus William Wernimont, 70, Rembrandt, were held Monday, Oct. 12 at the St. Mary's Catholic Church, Storm Lake. Father Clara Boes officiated. Burial was in the Lone Tree Cemetery, Sioux Rapids, with military graveside rights by the Garber Rowe American Legion Post No. 394 of Sioux Rapids. Farber and Otteman funeral home, Storm Lake, was in charge of arrangements.
He died Tuesday, Oct. 6 at the Marian Health Center, Sioux City. Marcllus was born in November 11, 1927, in Manning to Anthon (Tony) and Agnes Gehling Wernimont. At an age, he moved with his parents to a farm near Sulfur Springs. He attended school at Sulfur Springs and at St. Mary's Catholic school, Storm Lake. Feb. 27, 1946, he was drafted into the Air Force. After receiving his honorable discharge April 11, 1947, he worked at Buena Vista College in as a janitor, cooked in various restaurants in the area, and helped his father farm.
Feb. 22, 1949, he was united in marriage to Marian Boyd at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Storm Lake. They then moved to Pocahontas County and farmed. In December 1955, they move to a farm near Auburn. Nine years later, they move to a dairy farm near Rembrandt, and in 1988 move to Rembrandt. Marcellus helped operate a gravel business with his sons near Sioux Rapids for a number of years and continue to farm. In 1986, Marcellus and Marian sold fresh vegetables at the area farmers markets, where they specialized in sweet corn. In 1991 he started a catering service called Dad's Belgium Waffles. He retired in 1993.
He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Farm Bureau, American Legion Post No. 394 of Sioux Rapids, the Sioux Rapids Dairy Association, was a 50 year member of the Knights of Columbus, and a member of the Jolly Elders. His hobbies included playing Santa Claus, gardening, cooking and traveling.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother Cleo; a son-in-law Philip McHugh; and a sister-in-law and Melba Boyd. Survivors include his wife Marian Wernimont, Rembrandt; 15 children Michael and Myrna Wernimont, Sioux Rapids; Mendal and Wernimont, Spirit Lake; Marilyn and James Nelson, Albert City; Mark and Karen Wernimont, Sac City; Margaret McHugh, Spencer, and her fiance Scott McDermott, Estherville; Mary and Blair Raveling, Lynn Grove; Marvin and Cindy Wernimont, Rembrandt; Martin and Beth Wernimont, Marcus; Marita and Don Kenyon, Storm Lake; Maynard and Kathy Wernimont, Clarksdale MS; Myron and Sandy Wernimont, Spencer; Milo and Mary Wernimont, Sioux Rapids; Maxine and Larry Hoffman, Des Moines; Marsha and John Arndt, Sioux Falls, SD; and Marlys and Bob Jennings, Algona; 34 great-grandchildren; for great great-grandchildren; two sisters and Anna and Tom Cox, Colorado Springs CO and sister Agnes Wernimont, Hiawatha; two sisters and laws Patricia Wernimont Pike, Prescott Valley, Arizona and Elsie and Norbert Kacmarynski, Lynn Grove; a brother-in-law and James Boyd, Atlantic; and other relatives.