Marilyn L. Steele

MARILYN J. STEELE

Mount Pleasant

Marilyn J. Steele, 72, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away on Thursday, December 23, 2021, at the Wapello Specialty Care in Wapello.

Marilyn was born on November 13, 1949, in Mt. Pleasant the daughter of Junior and Evelyn (Tindall) Gipple. Marilyn was a graduate of the Wapello High School class of 1967. She was united in marriage to William G. Steele Jr., and was married for 40 years before his death on June 22, 2007. She had worked at IRC in Burlington, and later worked for several years at Metromail in Mt. Pleasant.

She is survived by her children, Tony Steele, and his wife, Charla, of Burlington and Toby Steele, and his wife, Sarah, of Memphis, Missouri; her grandchildren, Westly Steele, Natalie and Lydia Krouse, Sandra and Karrah Steele; her sisters, Connie Furlong of Iowa City, Janice Webb, and her husband, Doug of Wapello; her brother, James Gipple, and his wife, Stephanie of Wapello; along with nieces and nephews.

Marilyn was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and her daughter, Tina Steele.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, December 30, 2021, at 11 a.m. at the Murphy Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant with Reverend Earl Swigart officiating. Burial will follow in the Burge Cemetery, New London. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. on Thursday until time of service at the funeral home. A memorial has been established in her memory.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.murphyfuneralandmonuments.com.

Murphy Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant, is caring for her arrangements.