Marian A. Alfrey, 86, of Waterloo, Iowa, died at Lakeview Landing of Friendship Village on Wednesday, April 18, 2012.

Marian Antoinette Stover was born December 5, 1925, in Crab Orchard, Nebraska, daughter of Rollin and Emma Schultz Stover. She married David Homer Alfrey on August 10, 1947, in Louisville, Nebraska.

Marian graduated from Virginia, Nebraska High School in 1943; attended Peru State Teachers College for two years; received her Bachelor Degree from University of Nebraska in 1968 and Masters from UNI in 1972.

She taught elementary school in Beatrice, Nebraska for seven years; taught 5th and 6th grades at Kittrell Elemntary in Waterloo for 21 years, retiring in 1989. Marian was a member of Waterloo First United Methodist Church, Covenant Auxiliary, PEO Chapter JP, Waterloo Ambassadors Club, Waterloo Women’s Club, and received the Waterloo Mayor’s Volunteer Award twice.

Marian and David were active at First United Methodist Church. She was a member of United Methodist Women and served on the church Finance Committee. They were members of Cum Deo Sunday School Class. Marian had a true love for education. She was well respected by her students and fellow colleagues. She impacted the lives of many children. Marian was an excellent seamstress, making dresses for several weddings. She and David travelled frequently, including a trip to Denmark to visit a Foreign Exchange Student they hosted. Marian devoted much of her energy to serving others in her community.

Marian is survived by her husband and son Gary and his wife Amy, all of Waterloo; daughter Judy Pollock of Grand Prairie, Texas; five grandchildren: Tori Pollock, Melissa Pollock, David Pollock, Jennifer Alfrey and Kayla Alfrey; three brothers: Charles Stover, Robert Stover and Gerald Stover, all of Beatrice, Nebraska; and sister Marjorie Delp of Lincoln, Nebraska.

She is preceded in death by her son‑in‑law Stephen Pollock.