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Jeruld Saxton ‘Jerry’ Marsh

Jeruld Saxton “Jerry” Marsh, 82, of Cedar Falls died Monday, June 24, 2019 at his home.

He was born September 19, 1936 in Charles City, Iowa, son of Harold Leroy and Lois Mildred (Allison) Marsh. He married Mary Jane Asleson on Dec. 29, 1961 in Nashua, Iowa.

Jeruld Saxton ‘Jerry’ Marsh
Jeruld Saxton ‘Jerry’ Marsh

He graduated from Charles City High School in 1954 and earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Iowa State College (University) in 1958. He served in the U.S. Army Reserves and was employed with Oliver Tractor in Charles City and then Viking Pump in Cedar Falls beginning in 1961, retiring as Vice President of Engineering in 1991. He served with the Cedar Falls AMVETS Post 49 Honor Guard and was Past Commodore of North Shore Boat Club.

Survived by: his wife, Jane; daughter, Laura (Randy) Hashman of Cedar Falls; son, Richard Marsh of Roswell, GA; four grandchildren: Linden (Jake Deal) Terpstra, Nickolaus (Shelby Svoboda) Terpstra, Cody (Taylor) Hashman, Jenni (Chris) Brown; a great-grandchild, Henry Michael Brown; sisters-in-law, Ann Asleson Green of Iowa City and Jean Marsh of Puyallup, WA; brothers-in-law, Jerry Asleson of San Jose, CA and Bob (Diane Cardos) Asleson of Floyd; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by: a brother, Michael J. Marsh; brothers-in-law, George and James Asleson; sister-in-law, Patricia Asleson; and a nephew, Aaron Asleson.

Family will receive friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, June 27th at Richardson Funeral Service. Friends are then invited to the Cedar Falls AMVETS Post 49, where a time of reflection will begin at 7:30 p.m. Funeral Services will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 28th at Richardson Funeral Service.

Memorials may be directed to Cedar Valley Hospice or to the family for designation at a later date.

Condolences may be left at www.richardsonfuneralservice.com.

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