Obituary for Murlin Jean Iles
Murlin Iles,83 died Friday, December 13, 2019 on his Century Farm northwest of Stratford. A Celebration of Life will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, December 23, 2019 at the Calvary Methodist Church in Stratford. Burial will be in the Hardin Township cemetery south of Stratford. Visitation will be 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the church. Foster Funeral & Cremation Center is entrusted with the services.
Murlin Jean Iles, the son of Grover and Maggie Malmberg Iles, was born December 4, 1936 on the family farm northwest of Stratford. He graduated from the Stratford high school in 1955. Murlin was in the United States Army from March 1958 to February 1960. On November 1, 1991 he was united in marriage to LouRene Scott in Stratford. He worked for 21 years at Iowa State University as an equipment operator in the power plant. Murlin retired in 1998.
He is survived by his wife LouRene; daughter Anna (Miguel) Canales; grandson Sebastian Jean Canales; mother-in-law Peggy Scott; brother-in-law Mark (Sherri) Scott; sisters-in-law, Marj Iles and Karol (Marshall) Beard; special friends, Todd and Katie Pille and their children Paisley and Carly, Roy and Teresa Ball and many nieces and nephews.
Murlin was preceded in death by his parent’s siblings Harold Iles, Genevieve Steuerwald, Clifford Iles, Kenneth Iles, Donald Iles, and Myron (Mike) Iles and his father-in-law Warren Scott. He was a member of the American Legion Post number 576. Murlin loved his Century Farm (where he lived his entire life), his Model A and all his farm animals.
Murlin Jean Iles, the son of Grover and Maggie Malmberg Iles, was born December 4, 1936 on the family farm northwest of Stratford. He graduated from the Stratford high school in 1955. Murlin was in the United States Army from March 1958 to February 1960. On November 1, 1991 he was united in marriage to LouRene Scott in Stratford. He worked for 21 years at Iowa State University as an equipment operator in the power plant. Murlin retired in 1998.
He is survived by his wife LouRene; daughter Anna (Miguel) Canales; grandson Sebastian Jean Canales; mother-in-law Peggy Scott; brother-in-law Mark (Sherri) Scott; sisters-in-law, Marj Iles and Karol (Marshall) Beard; special friends, Todd and Katie Pille and their children Paisley and Carly, Roy and Teresa Ball and many nieces and nephews.
Murlin was preceded in death by his parent’s siblings Harold Iles, Genevieve Steuerwald, Clifford Iles, Kenneth Iles, Donald Iles, and Myron (Mike) Iles and his father-in-law Warren Scott. He was a member of the American Legion Post number 576. Murlin loved his Century Farm (where he lived his entire life), his Model A and all his farm animals.