Marlene M. Sloan, age 81, of Victor, died on Sunday, February 5, 2017, at Colonial Manor in Amana, Iowa of a sudden illness. A memorial gathering will be held from 3:00p.m.until 8:00p.m. on Tuesday, February 7th at the Smith Funeral Home in Victor. Her family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday evening. Memorials may be designated to the Marlene M. Sloan Memorial Fund, mailed in care of the Smith Funeral Home, PO Box 485, Victor, Iowa 52347. Marlene Mae (Murphy) Sloan was born the daughter of Clifford and Edith (Kiuber) Murphy in Petersburg Township, Minnesota on March 24, 1935. She was raised in Iowa and graduated from Marengo High School in Marengo, Iowa. She was united in marriage to Eugene D. Sloan on November 27, 1955, in Koszta, Iowa. The couple lived in Iowa and Marlene was a homemaker. Her enjoyments included gardening, sewing, and counted cross stitch. Marlene is survived by her daughters, Marjena Sloan of Grinnell and Faye (Chris) Kimm of Blairstown, Iowa; sons, Zachary (Missy) Sloan of Colon, Nebraska and Eric (Angie) Sloan of Indianola, Iowa; 7 grandchildren; 4 great-granddaughters; sister, Marvel (Larry) Schafbuch of Koszta; sister-in-law Christine (Earl) Murphy of Johnson Lake, Nebraska; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, stepson, Terry Sloan; siblings, Larry Murphy, Ronald Murphy, Laverne Murphy, Grace Tatge, and Earl Murphy.