Funeral services for Marilyn (Molly) Jane Gerlich, 96 of Panora, will be 11:00 A.M., Friday, April 12, 2024 at the Twigg Funeral Home, Panora. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the services at the funeral home. Burial will follow at the Brethren Cemetery, Panora.
Memorial contributions can be made in Molly’s memory to the Panora United Methodist Church.
Molly is survived by her son, Jay (Karen) Gerlich of Panora; Jule (Ted) Reynolds of Des Moines; Lonna (Kevin) Nauman of Panora; Son-in-law Stan (Kim) Thornberry; special nieces Ellen (Dave) Elliott, Jane (Bob) Frazier; and nephews Jack (Jackie) Lickes and Keith (Donna) Gerlich; her deeply loved eight grandchildren, Ann Stutler, Curt Thornberry, Maggie Armstrong, Mari Brown, Erin Gerlich, Adam Reynolds, Liz Ratcliff, and Wyatt Nauman; nine great-grandchildren; and her amazing life-long friends, Norma Clegg and Marilee Rice.