Funeral services for Marilyn will be held on Friday, October 20, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. at the Whitten Community Church in Whitten, Iowa. Visitation will take place on Thursday, October 19, 2023, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown. Memorials may be directed to the family. For more information or to send a condolence, please visit www.mitchellfh.com or call 641-844-1234. Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring for Marilyn and her family.

Marilyn Lee Cain was born on October 5, 1932, in Iowa City to Henry and Ruth (Kinnaird) Cain. She graduated from Beaman High School in 1951. On January 1, 1952, Marilyn was united in marriage to Wayne “Gene” Bachman. Marilyn had previously worked as a pre-school teacher, school bus driver, waitress and a Sunday school teacher, but more importantly she was a mother, grandmother and a great grandmother. Marilyn was a member of the Whitten Community Church and the Red Hat Society. She enjoyed gardening and keeping a beautiful yard. Marilyn also enjoyed shopping and hosting foreign farm students. She will be lovingly remembered for her generosity and being a caregiver.

Marilyn is survived by her children: Taryn Bachman, of Birmingham, Iowa, Bruce (Jan) Bachman, of Marshalltown, Deb (Mike) Leimbacher, of Whitten, Darla Bachman, of Des Moines, and Dennis (Rosa Lea) Bachman, of Bloomer, Wisconsin. She is also survived by thirteen grandchildren, fourteen great grandchildren and her sister: Shirley Ramundt, of Reinbeck; sister’s-in-law: Jeanne Cain and Jane Bachman and brother-in-law: Roger Ziesman.

Marilyn is preceded in death by her husband Wayne “Gene,” parents: Henry and Ruth; siblings: Virtus Ramundt, Sharon Ziesman and Dean Cain.