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Mary Gorball Obituary

Mary Ann "Marianne" (Larson) Gorball (Norski), 86, of Port Isabel, Texas, formerly of Iowa, passed away suddenly on October 6, 2025.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 11, 2025, at Chapel by the Sea, South Padre Island, followed by a luncheon at the American Legion in Port Isabel, where Mary was active with the Ladies Auxiliary. A Celebration of Life and interment beside her husband, Richard, will take place in Forest City, Iowa, on November 8, 2025. (Location TBD).

Mary was born June 4, 1939, in Forest City, Iowa, to Amos and Myrtle Larson. She married Richard Gorball in 1957 and raised four children in Newton, Iowa. She later worked at Jasper County Savings Bank, advancing to manage the Investment Center.

After retirement, Mary made Port Isabel her home, volunteering with the American Legion, local library, and museum.

She is survived by four children, ten grandchildren, and ten great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to the APDA Iowa Chapter or Hands to Honduras – Gorball School.
Published by Globe Gazette on Oct. 14, 2025.

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