Marilyn Jo Brownell Obituary

The passing of Marilyn Jo Brownell (Des Moines, Iowa) occurred on July 30, 2026. Marilyn, born on April 21, 1947, shared life with family, friends, and community. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Marilyn Jo Brownell to show support.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Gerald Sr. Erickson and Patricia Erickson; her siblings, Nancy Knight and Gary Erickson; and her pet Cocoa Jo.

She is survived by: her husband Dennis; her daughters, Crystal Venhaus (Bill) and Mandy Koehn (Jake); her stepdaughters, Shannon Lovett, Stephanie Moler (Lance), Emily Brownell and Jessica Culpepper (Chris); her grandchildren, Rochelle Foster (Colby), Samantha Ching (Costner), Jonah Koehn, AJ Venhaus and Carli Venhaus; her stepgrandchildren, Ashley Brackett, Angelika Rose, Austin Jeffries, Ava Culpepper, Addisyn Culpepper and Jack Moler; her great grandchildren, Calee Foster and Bridger Foster; her stepgreat-grandchildren, Abigail Wheeler, Lilly Brackett, Liam Jeffries, Hadley Jeffries and Kayden Jeffries; and her siblings, David Erickson and Adrianne Morrison. She is also survived by relatives and dear friends.

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