Funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM on Monday, February 2, 2026 at Clarion United Church of Christ Congregational. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Clarion.
Visitation will be held from 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM on Sunday, February 1, 2026 at Ewing Funeral Home in Clarion.
Daryl Fred Zwiefel, son of Fred John and Lillian Thelma Zwiefel was born on June 19, 1938 in LuVerne, Iowa. He started school at Vernon Consolidated School. In 1952 his family moved to Goldfield, Iowa. Then in 1956 another move came to a farm in Dows, where he then attended Dows High School and graduated in 1957.
His interest in farming came about when he started to work for the Burt Brothers after graduation. In addition to farming, he worked for Kelly’s Standard Station and Adams Farm Equipment.
On September 20, 1959 Daryl married Phyllis Ethel Marshall in Clarion, at the First Congregational Church. From this time on, he began farming and raising livestock. A family was started in 1960 with Laura, then followed by Linda in 1962, and Mark in 1967.
Daryl spent winters working at Wright County Implement and Cargill. Throughout his lifetime he was a member of the First Congregational Church, and served on many boards within the church. He was a 4-H leader, on the Wright County Fair Board, a member of the Beef and Pork Producers, Lincoln Township Trustee, and loved being a member of the North Central Antique Tractor Club.
Crop farming and raising livestock was his joy in life along with driving tractors and working farm ground. He loved spending time with his children and grandchildren by attending sporting events, teaching them how to drive tractors and sharing his passion for parades with them. In his later years, you could find him with his coffee buddies in the mornings talking about the latest town news and in the evenings sharing cookies with his grandchildren and great grandchildren.
He is survived by his wife Phyllis, daughter, Linda (Tom) Garner of Trimble, MO., son Mark of Clarion, IA., five grandchildren: Kyle (Allison) Garner, Denise Garner, David Garner, Brandon (Sarah) Zwiefel, and Megan (Brady) Brott. Five great grandchildren: Ainsley and Lincoln Garner, Tucker Zwiefel, and Knox Brott. One sister, Vicky (Philip) Montag of Dows. One sister in-law, Inez Hanig and brother in-law, Carl Hollebrands, and many nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his parents, his daughter Laura, sister Darlene Triggs, and numerous in-laws, nieces and nephews.
Ewing Funeral Home
1801 Central Avenue East
PO Box 363
Clarion, Iowa 50525
515-532-2233