Marna Jane Lucy Mausser, 88, of rural Zwingle was called home to the loving arms of God the Father on December 11, 2025, at Mill Valley Care Center in Bellevue.

Visitation will be from 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at St. Lawrence Church in Otter Creek. Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 11:00 a.m. with Fr. David Ambrosy officiating. Burial will follow at Assumption Cemetery, Sylvia Switch. Leonard Funeral Home and Crematory, 2595 Rockdale Road, is assisting the family.

She was born on October 9, 1937, in a log cabin in Grant County, Wisconsin, the third child of 12 to William and Marian (Driscoll) Wallace. Marna was raised on the family farm near Bankston, Iowa. As a young thirteen-year-old teenager she worked various housekeeping jobs around Dubuque. She graduated high school from Saint Clements in Bankston, Iowa in 1954.

She married David C. Mausser on October 18,1955 at Saint Clements Catholic Church in Bankston, Iowa. Marna worked in a variety of jobs in the Dubuque area during her adult life including Klauer Manufacturing, Lange Plastic, and Caradco and Cheseny Egg Co. Her and Dave also rented farms in their early married life near Cascade, Filmore, Temple Hill, and Troy Mills until their purchase of their farm in rural Zwingle in 1968. In 1968 Marna and Dave purchased what was to be their home for the next 53 years near Zwingle, Iowa. Here they continued to raise their 5 children. In 1985 her and Dave started their milking business which they continued for 13 years until retirement. In retirement they enjoyed traveling with friends and family, including trips to Arizona, Las Vegas, and Branson, Misourri. They truly enjoyed visiting local casinos and overnight stays with friends. After 66 years of marriage Marna lost the love of her life on October 24, 2021.

Marna was a person of strong faith, was well read and loved music, especially a good Irish tune and was an avid collector of poems. She was a Sudoku pro, a faithful friend to the hummingbirds and had an unconditional love for her family. Together, her and Dave raised five children to learn the value of hard work and the importance of strong moral values, teaching her children and grandchildren good life lessons. Marna was a member of Sylvia Switch Parish, Zwingle for many years, followed by St. Lawrence in Otter Creek.

Those left to honor her memory include her four children: Robert (Bev) Mausser, of LeClaire, Julie (Roger) Mueller, of Bellevue, Charles (Linda) Mausser, of Bettendorf, Dan Mausser, of Zwingle, and daughter-in-law Janice Mausser of Atkins. Her siblings: Maureen Grant, of Phoenix, AZ; John Wallace, of Davenport; Kathleen (Harold) Werner, of Key West; Terry (Marie) Wallace, of Davenport; Sharon (Pat) Casey, of Cascade; and Lucy (Ed) Tetmeyer, of Davenport; sisters-in-law Maureen Wallace-Duncan, of Davenport; Delda Hershberger, of Platteville, Wisc; and Sheri Rushlo, of Florida; brother-in-law, Paul Kramer, of Dubuque as well as numerous loving nieces, nephews and extended family. Ten grandchildren: Travis (Stacy) Mausser, Trent (Shae) Mausser, Tiffany (Jason) White, Ryan (Kylie) Mausser, Kendra (William) Danzer; Brian Mueller, Matthew (Jackie) Mausser, Brady (Chelsey) Mausser, Hannah Mausser, Dallas (Jeff) Harry and 24 great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her son, David in 1984, her husband David in 2021, her siblings Margaret “Peggy” Wallace, Shirley (Herman) Fields, Patricia Kramer, William (Barb) Wallace and Tim Wallace; and brothers-in-law Vince Mausser and Donald Grant.

A special thank you to the staff at Mill Valley Care Center, Dr. Jeffrey Hunter and Jackson County Hospice for the wonderful care and compassion they gave to our mother.