Sergeant First Class Marvin Lyle Walston was born on September 5, 1929 in Maloy, IA and died May 7, 2018 in Waverly, IA.
Marvin Lyle Walston entered the United States Army on September 25, 1951, in Omaha, NE, served during the Korean War era and reached the rank of Sergeant First Class before being discharged on July 1, 1953 in Camp Crowder, MO.
Marvin Lyle Walston is buried at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Waverly, Iowa and can be located at
Release Date: May 7, 2081.
Marvin Lyle “Marv” Walston, (88) of Waverly, Iowa, passed away on Monday, May 7, 2018 at Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community in Waverly, Iowa.
Marv was born on September 5, 1929, in Maloy, Iowa, the son of Cora Mae Weese and Thomas Walter Walston. He graduated in from the Conway Consolidated High School in 1947. He then attended Northwest Missouri State College from 1947-1951. He was baptized and confirmed in May of 1951, at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Maryville, Missouri. On June 4, 1951, Marv was united in marriage to Mary Frances Sherlock at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Maryville, Missouri. Also, in 1951, Marv entered the U.S. Army, serving during the Korean War with the 7th Army Division and 49th Field Artillery Battalion, and was honorably discharge in 1953. Following the service, the couple made their home in Des Moines where Marv worked as a service representative for Firestone Tire & Rubber Company from 1953-1956. They moved to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where he worked at Aetna Property & Casualty as a claims adjuster from 1957-1975.
In 1975, the couple moved to Waverly, Iowa, where Marv became an Independent Insurance Agent with Leslie Young Insurance Agency which later became Young & Walston, and then Walston-Dandy. In 1992, the firm became Walston-Davis-Byl Insurance Agency, and then became First Insurance Services (now known as the Accel Group).
Marv truly loved Waverly and all his special friends that he has made over the years. Marv has always been very active, starting the men’s over 30 basketball league in 1976, and in 1987, starting his annual Game Feeds, an event which is still happening. Marv was very active in Rotary Club, Chamber of Commerce, and was always involved with numerous fund-raising committees throughout the community. In 2001, Marv and his nephew Gary Hoover where very instrumental in building the Walston-Hoover Stadium and Marv has always been a longtime supporter of Wartburg and helping to develop the Knight’s Booster Club. In 2007, Marv was inducted into the Waverly Heritage Days “Hall of Fame”. With all this said, one of Marv’s greatest passions was hunting, a passion he shared with many of his friends.
Marv was a faithful member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Waverly. Marv was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and friend to many.
He is survived by his two sons and their wives, Mike (Mary) Walston of Kewaunee, Wisconsin, Dave (Cathy) Walston of Waverly; six grandchildren, Amanda (Rich) DeGrave, Cassie (Ben) Ruoff, Betsy (Ryan) Roberts, Darcie Walston, Jamie (Heather) Schurbon, Brett (Misty) Schurbon; eleven great grandchildren, Aidan & Madeline DeGrave, Quinn, Eve & Clay Roberts, Lucy, Willa & Emelia Ruoff, Eli & Ethan Schurbon and Olivia Schurbon and sister, Elsie Preston of Lenox, Iowa. Marv is also survived by his special friends, Rich (Kathy) Curphey and family, Rick (Jayne) Hall and family, Dennis (Marcia) Haugen and family, and all his special friends he’s made over the years. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Mary on July 17, 2011; 4 sisters and 5 brothers.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 12:30 pm at St. Mary Catholic Church in Waverly with Fr. David Ambrosy presiding. Visitation will be held Friday, May 11th from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm at Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home in Waverly with a Scripture service at 7:00 pm. Burial will follow in St. Mary Catholic Cemetery with military graveside rites conducted by the Waverly Area Veterans Honor Guard. Memorials may be directed to either Wartburg College or Bells for St. Mary Catholic Church.
Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home of Waverly, Iowa is assisting the Walston family with arrangements. 319-352-1187
“Marvin Walston Obituary,” Kaiser Corson Funeral Homes, Inc., accessed July 3, 2018. http://www.kaisercorson.com/obituary/Marvin-Arlo-Widdel/Denver-IA/1735179.