In 1957, her life-long friend, Karen Eernisse, arranged for her brother, Gerald, to make a delivery to Marlene, and the rest is history. She enjoyed telling people that she lived on K Avenue for a total of 65 years, but it was at 3 different places in rural Toledo (the farm she was born on, the family Heritage Farm, and her apartment at Country View Place)! Marlene graduated from Toledo High School in 1954 and lived the majority of her life in Toledo. She was baptized at Pleasant Hill Methodist Church, and was a devoted, faithful member of the Methodist Church her entire life. Born during the depression, her parents, Floyd and Florence (Head) Davis, had little, but provided a lot of love, and instilled the importance of faith and family to all 5 children, which she then passed down to her family. Marlene was born on a farm, north of Toledo, on October 29, 1936. Burial will be held at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo with lunch following at the church. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, at 11:00 AM at Christ United Methodist Church with Pastor Jill Mack officiating. Visitation will be held Thursday, from 4-7 PM at Christ United Methodist Church in Toledo. After enduring chronic pain for years, and then suffering from a broken hip, she chose to enter Comfort Care at Grinnell Regional Medical Center, where she received compassionate, loving care. Information on his current and upcoming books can be found at Eernisse, 86, of Toledo, Iowa, went Home to be with Jesus and so many of her loved ones on Sunday, April 30, 2023. He currently resides in Bloomington, Indiana. Since the age of fifteen, Roeder has been turning out articles, columns, and novels, but for the last several years has dedicated his life to writing heart-warming stories about gay youth. Roeder has written and published some two dozen novels in his Gay Youth Chronicles, a continuing series not only for gay youth, but readers of all ages and sexual orientations. The two boys share nothing on the surface, but underlying each boy?s reputation lies a yearning to be free, a yearning to find a better place. So, when Brendan takes an interest in Casper, their friendship goes in a direction that no one would have ever guessed. Casper, the poorest boy in school, goes through life as the ?invisible boy,? and Brendan, the captain of the high school varsity football team, has it all muscles, money, fame, and popularity.
Will the strength they find in each other be enough to overcome the hatred and abuse of others? The unlikely pair struggle through friendship and heartbreaks, betrayal and hardships, to find the deepest desire of their hearts. A Better Place is the story of two boys from two completely different worlds struggling to find themselves amongst a whirlwind of confusion.
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