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Marcella Joy (Matousek) Ost, 92, was born July 16, 1927, on the family farm near Esbon, Kan., to John and Hattie (Hajny) Matousek. She died Friday, May 22, 2020, at Hilltop Lodge Nursing Home at Beloit.

Marcella grew up on the family farm and graduated from Mankato High School and Brown Mackie College in Salina, Kan. On Aug. 3, 1947, she married Arden Ost at her parents’ home near Esbon. Marcella worked alongside Arden on the family farm, O.D.O., Inc., and Ost Cattle Company with their children and their spouses.

Marcella was a member of the United Methodist Church in Burr Oak and a lifetime member of the American Legion Auxiliary Emory Clemons Unit 263. She was active in the local United Methodist Women organization. She made countless quilts and attended numerous activities for her grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Arden; daughter, Diana Dethloff; brother and sister-in-law, Milo and Doris Matousek.

Survivors include her son, LaVon Ost, and wife, Judy of Burr Oak; son-in-law, Mike Dethloff of Mankato; granddaughter, Marcie Stegman, and husband, Mike, of Trenton, Mo.;  granddaughter, Lisa Dethloff, of Olathe, Kan ,; grandson, Kevin Ost, and wife, Nikki, of Mankato; granddaughter, Barbara Jones, and husband, Colby, of Olathe; great-grandchildren, Megan Stegman of Omaha, Neb., and fiance. Cody Heiman, Heidi Stegman of Lawrence, Kan., and fiance, Bryce Kohake, Joe Stegman of Atchison, Kan .; Meili Ost of Mankato, and David and Arden Jones of Olathe.

Her family will have a private graveside service with a funeral to be determined at a later date. The family suggests memorials be given to Burr Oak United Methodist Church or American Legion Auxiliary Emory Clemons Unit 263. Condolences may be sent to http://www.melbymortuary.com . Melby Mortuary, Mankato, is in charge of arrangements.