Marck Nystrom

Marck was born October 7, 1949, to Lawrence Dean and Charlene Jennings Nystrom. He attended school in Boone, graduating in 1967. He graduated from Des Moines Area Community College in 1969 and went on to graduate from Northwest Missouri State University in 1972 with a degree in psychology. However, his last semester he had to take a three-hour elective and took a studio pottery class and this changed his life forever more. He was a studio potter from 1972 until 2018 when he “retired.” In 1984 he started his Master’s degree at Iowa State University and earned a Master’s degree in Art and Design. He worked in the College of Design as Assistant to the Deans of Art and Design and Architecture until his retirement in 2008.

In his personal life, he met Pamela Lawson from Jefferson, Iowa, in 1968 and they married in 1969. College life, art and traveling filled their early years together. Then they were blessed with two children, Emilee Nystrom Ferguson (Jason) and Kristofferson O. Nystrom (Katie) and three grandchildren, Lily and Neely Ferguson and Brogan Wood, all of Boone.

Marck was a talented potter. He maintained a working studio from 1973 -2018. He worked in the early 80s at Living History Farms. He was a master kiln builder and was very versatile in his ability to build different kinds of kilns. He enjoyed traveling and sharing his skills with other potters.

SOURCE - https://www.schroedermemorialchapel.com/obituaries/Marck-Jennings-Nystrom?obId=24040071 (Oct 2025)