Myrna Alice Fehrmann

View the funeral service live stream: https://www.facebook.com/Mitchell-Family-Funeral-Home-99280714047/ Myrna Fehrmann, age 86, of Marshalltown, passed away suddenly at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo on Sunday, August 2, 2020.  A public visitation for Myrna will take place on Thursday, August 6 from 7:30-8:30 P.M. at Mitchell Family Funeral Home.  Memorials may be directed to the family for later designation.  For additional questions or to leave a condolence, please visit www.mitchellfh.com or call 641-844-1234. Born Myrna Alice Thurston on July 12, 1934 in Marshalltown, she was the daughter of Jason and Alice (Cooper) Thurston.  Myrna was born at the Deaconess Hospital, the first of seven children in her family to not be born at home, which was a big deal! Her father was a teacher and she attended wherever he taught until she went to high school.  Myrna enjoyed spending the summers in Garwin with her cousins, who were all close in age.  She graduated from Le Grand High School in 1951 and went on to attend Iowa State Teacher’s College in Cedar Falls. Myrna was united in marriage to Neal Fehrmann on January 10, 1960.  They were married for 46 years before Neal’s passing in October 2006.  She worked for more than 30 years at Emerson Fisher Controls in the billing department before retiring. In her free time, Myrna enjoyed fishing, camping and spending time with her family and close friends.  She was a member of the Carlton Brethren Church. Left to cherish her memory are her children:  Kathy (Daniel) Kouba and Rod (Lisa) Fehrmann; grandchildren Amethyst “Amy” (Josh) Miller, Emily (Randy) Robinson, Jeremy (Morgan) Fehrmann, Hilary (Jacob) Weatherman, Whitney Fehrmann (Lane Walton), Joshua (Sarah) Fehrmann, Anastasia “Stacey” Thrift, Meagan (Ron) Doser, David Fehrmann, Lisa Thompson and Tim (Sue) Fehrmann;  27 great-grandchildren;  2 great-great-grandchildren;  and her sister Ellen (Gary) Batten. Myrna is preceded in death by her husband, Neal; her parents Jason and Alice; 3 brothers Gaylen, Larry and Dennis Thurston, 2 sisters Shirley Jenkins and Norma McWilliams; grandson, Nathan Kouba; great-grandson Dillon Fehrmann; and her special friends Carol and Dorothy Fisher.