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Marlene Helen Reiman was born on July 18, 1934 to Joe and Elenor (Hoffman) Reiman in Carroll. She was raised in the Carroll area and graduated from St. Angela's Academy (Kuemper High) in 1952. After graduation she moved to Des Moines where she worked at Bankers Life Insurance Company until her marriage to Richard Stecher on April 6, 1959.
She worked side by side with Richard in the farm until his death in1983. In 1996 she moved into town and continued to work on the farm with the boys, preparing meals and chauffeuring them around. She helped on the farm until her cancer diagnosis in the spring of 2012.
Marlene enjoyed walking, keeping her yard meticulous and going out to eat with the "golden girls". She was a member of St. John's Catholic Church, St. John's Altar Society and was a Mother Teresa worker.
Marlene is survived by her sons, Scott (Pam Bradshaw) Stecher and his children, Alex and Sawyer; and Doug (Katie) Stecher and their children, Chelsey and Adam; siblings Don (Shirley) Reiman of Clarion, Val Page of Murrieta, CA, Harry (Sally) Reiman of Carroll, IA, Lue (Billy) Wanninger of Manning, IA; sister-in-law Shirley Stecher of Clarion and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard, parents, and an infant brother and sister.