Marlin C. VerSteeg, 90, of Cleghorn passed away peacefully on June 5, 2025, at Heartland Care Center in Marcus.
Memorial services were held Monday, June 9, at First Presbyterian Church in Cleghorn. Pastor Don Tisthammer officiated. Private family burial was in Liberty Township Cemetery at rural Meriden. Online condolences may be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com.
Marlin was born on Nov. 6, 1934, to Guy and LuLu (Miller) VerSteeg at Hull. He graduated from Slayton High School in 1953. He was united in marriage to Jean Woelber on Aug. 9, 1959, at Breckenridge, Minn.
Marlin worked for Lemke Food Town in Paullina and Wilson Foods in Cherokee. He retired in 1995.
He was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Cleghorn. He was also a member of A.F. & A.M. Speculative Lodge #307, Abu-Bekr Shrine Temple in Sioux City. He served on the Cleghorn City Council and sat on the board for the Cleghorn Community Center.
In his free time he enjoyed hunting, fishing, golf, traveling with his wife Jean, and tractor rides.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife Jean; brother Roger (Mary Ann) VerSteeg; sister Mary (Bob) Johnson; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Martha and Herman Woelber; brothers-in-law: Jon Spang, Del Woelber, Don Woelber and Edwin Duer; sister-in-law Vonnie Woelber; nephews, Rick Gass and Robb Gass; and niece Joan Naber.
Marlin is survived by his two sons: Mark and Julie VerSteeg of The Villages, Fla.; and Jeff and Theresa VerSteeg of Spirit Lake; sisters, Donna (Duane) Gass and Linda Spang; sisters-in-law, Lavonne Duer and Sugar Woelber; also many nieces and nephews.
