Howard Marty Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Howard was born March 30, 1930, in rural LuVerne, Iowa, the son of Henry Andrew and Dorothy Lena (Merkle) Marty. On August 14, 1951, he was united in marriage to R. Emogene Wells. He received his B.A. degree from Westmar College (1951), B.D. degree from Evangelical Theological Seminary (1954) in Naperville, IL and both his M.A. (1971) and Ed.D (1973) degrees from the University of South Dakota. He served churches in Iowa with the Evangelical United Brethren Churches from 1954-1969 and then with the United Methodist Church from 1969-1973. First at the E.U.B. church in Clinton (1954-1957), then E.U.B. church in Sharon Center (Iowa City) (1957-1962), then E.U.B. church in Marshalltown (1st. then Faith) (1962-1969), then Kingsley United Methodist Church (1969-1973) and finally worked at the Plains Area Mental Health Center in LeMars (1973-1994), during these years he also served as supply pastor for several small churches in the LeMars area. Howard is survived by his wife, Emogene in Cedar Falls; sons, Paul H. (Debbie) of Pryor, OK, Bruce L. (Leslie) of Roberts, MT and Steve M. of Bozeman, MT; daughter, Kathy A. (Jim) Krieg of Cedar Falls; five grandchildren: Naomi, John, Andrew, Seth and Megan; sisters, Vera L. Link of Reed Spring, MO and Marie K. Hargrove of State College, PA and brothers, Wayne G. Marty of LeMars and Carroll D. Marty of Ames. Howard died Tuesday, July 29, 2003, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls. He was preceded in death by his parents.