Myrna Belle Storm

1936 - 2021  (84 years)

• Name	Myrna Belle Storm
  Birth	22 Sep 1936	Stockport, IA, USA
  Gender	Female
  Baptism	1937	Methodist Church, Stockport, IA, USA
  Education	Between 1954 and 1956	Central College, Pella, IA, USA
  Education	20 May 1954	Thornburg High School,Thornburg, IA, USA
  Education	13 Jun 1958	State University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
  	Received BM degree
  Death	26 Mar 2021	MercyOne Hospital, Des Moines, IA, USA
  	Cause: Injuries from fall
  Person ID	I0221	Piersel Family Tree
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2021

  
  

  Father	Merle Floyd Storm,   b. 28 Sep 1898, Cedar, IA d. 29 Jul 1977, Oskaloosa, IA (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Alice M. Westercamp,   b. 14 Feb 1901, Sandridge, IA d. 29 Nov 1992, Sigourney, Iowa, USA (Age 91 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	12 Feb 1924	Oskaloosa, IA
  Family ID	F166	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	D.T. Piersel
  Children	+ 1. J.S. Piersel + 2. S.T. Piersel + 3. B.K. Piersel
  Family ID	F113	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 22 Sep 1936 - Stockport, IA, USA Baptism - 1937 - Methodist Church, Stockport, IA, USA Education - Between 1954 and 1956 - Central College, Pella, IA, USA Education - 20 May 1954 - Thornburg High School,Thornburg, IA, USA Education - Received BM degree - 13 Jun 1958 - State University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA Death - Cause: Injuries from fall - 26 Mar 2021 - MercyOne Hospital, Des Moines, IA, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  
  

• Notes

  Myrna Piersel passed away March 26, 2021 at MercyOne hospital in Des Moines from injuries from a fall at her home in Windsor Heights. No services are planned at this time. Myrna Belle Storm was born September 22, 1936 in Stockport, Iowa to Merle and Alice (Westercamp) Storm. She grew up in the rural Thornburg, Iowa area and completed her elementary and secondary education in Thornburg. She attended Central College in Pella for two years and then completed a Bachelor of Music degree in education at the University of Iowa. On May 31, 1959 she married David Thomas Piersel in What Cheer, Iowa. They became the parents of three children: Jacqueline (Tom) Tierney of Humboldt, Iowa; Scott Piersel (Kimberly) of Hastings, Minnesota; and Brian Piersel (Megan) of Tucson, Arizona. In addition to her three children, she is survived by six grandchildren: Katherine Tierney and Mary Tierney of Humboldt, Iowa; Allen Tierney (Erin Quinn) of Ames, Iowa; Eli Piersel of Eden Prairie, Minnesota; Katrina Piersel and Luke Piersel of Tucson, Arizona. She is also survived by three step-grandsons in Minnesota: Brandon Salchow, Joe Salchow and Johanas Harrer. Myrna taught instrumental and elementary music and often worked as a substitute teacher. She had many piano students over the years and served as a church organist in various venues. Later in her career she became a computer specialist and for a time worked on the South Dakota State University campus. She also served as a finance secretary in three churches in Brookings, South Dakota. She was very family oriented and always put her family?s needs first. Throughout her marriage she supported her husband Dave?s career as a University Music Professor and often hosted post-concert gatherings in their home. She loved to sew and in retirement did a lot of machine embroidery. She and Dave retired in 2000 and moved to the Des Moines metro, where they frequently indulged their love of travel. Although she was not fond of flying, she happily boarded planes for many European countries, China, and twice to Australia. She and Dave were indeed an ?item? and shared many happy times together!