Marrola F. Martens, age 95, of Carroll, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at Mercy One Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, October 10, 2020 at the Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home in Carroll with Pastor Ryan Roehrig officiating. Casket bearers will be Marrola's grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Burial will be in the Carroll City Cemetery.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home in Carroll.

A recording of Marrola's funeral will be available on the Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home's YouTube Channel following the service and a link will be provided on her tribute page on the funeral home's website.

Marrola was born on March 24, 1925, in Manning, Iowa, and was the daughter of Herman and Lilly (Petersen) Nissen. She grew up in Manning where she attended and graduated from high school in 1944 under the name of Myna Nissen. She was married to Leonard Martens on February 8, 1945, at Zion Lutheran Church in Manning. The couple made their home in Lake View until 1950 when they moved to Carroll. Marrola worked at several retail stores in Carroll over the years. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Carroll.

Marrola is survived by her two daughters and their families: Carolyn and Donna (Richard); three grandchildren: Karen (John), Ron (Angie), and Travis (Kristi); five great-grandchildren: Justin, Kylie, Tyler, Sam, Samantha, and Jacob; and several nieces and nephews.

Marrola was preceded in death by her parents, Herman and Lilly Nissen; her mother and father-in-law, Harry and Sophie Martens; a grandson, Scott Brotherson; and a great-grandson, Jason Hoffmann.