Mardelle Bell, age 86 of Sac City, Iowa passed away at Loring Hospital on Monday, January 24, 2022. Mardelle Irene was born on October 5, 1935, in Ponca, NE, to parents Merle and Ruby (Keller) Russell. She grew up in Ponca where she graduated from High School in 1952.
On October 15, 1955, she was united in marriage to William Franklin Bell at the Methodist Church in Ponca. The union was blessed with three children: Jacqueline, Daniel, and Robert. Mardelle worked as a bookkeeper at various small businesses in Early, as a secretary at Early Savings Bank, and at Area Education Association in Storm Lake. After retirement, Mardelle kept busy with her many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She enjoyed fishing, golfing, playing Euchre, and spending time with family. She also spent a few winters in Texas. Mardelle was involved in her community by managing the American Legion in Early, IA.
Mardelle was preceded in death by her parents Donald Merle Russell and Aletha Ruby Russell; sister Melva Persinger, brother-in-law Michael Persinger and sister-in-law Ruby Russell.
Those left to cherish her memory include her husband William Bell of Sac City, IA; children: Jacqueline (Robert) McKenna of Boone, IA, Daniel Bell of Fulda, MN, and Robert (Sara) Bell of Sac City, IA; grandchildren: Travis (Kali) McKenna, Tracy (Jason) Wandrey, Danielle (Jason) Smith, William (Rachel) Bell, Jaimie (Curt Greely) Bell, Jacob Bell, Kathryn (Jesse Hutton) Kascsak, Lucas (Tisa) Bell and 14 great-grandchildren, her brother John Russell and numerous nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers family requests memorials be made to Kindred Hospice 831 Griffith Rd, Carroll, IA 51401 or to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation by going to their website https://secure.info-komen.org
Memorial Service will be at 1:00 p.m., Sunday, January 30, 2022, at Farber and Otteman Funeral Home in Sac City, IA, with Rev. Mark MacWhorter officiating.
