Mabel Marvin
October 20, 1909 ~ November 29, 2007
Mabel O. Marvin, age 98, of Gettysburg, passed away, Thursday, November 29, 2007 at the Oahe Manor in Gettysburg.
Funeral Services were held at 1:30p.m., Monday, December 3, at the United Methodist Church in Gettysburg with Rev. Susan O’Connell and Rev. Carey Gossen officiating. Burial will be at 10:30a.m., Tuesday, December 4 at the Ainsworth City Cemetery in Ainsworth, NE.
Mabel was born in Long Pine, Nebraska on October 20, 1909 to Reuben and Luella (Jackson) Wallace. She graduated from Long Pine High School.
Mabel married Don C. Marvin on June 16, 1931 in Yankton, South Dakota. To this union eight children were born; daughters: Clara Mae Hansen, Ainsworth, NE, Darlene (Don) Denny, Ainsworth, NE, Dorothy Fredrickson, Hobbs, NM, LaRayne (Doug) Halligan, Ord, NE and Hazel (Duane) Langer, Gettysburg, SD; sons: Kenneth (Connie) Central Point, OR, Lawrence, West Point, NE, Ernest, Bassett, NE; sisters: Elsie Smith, Ainsworth, NE, Ruth (Jay) Baker, Ainsworth, NE and many nieces and nephews.
Her husband died in 1956 so she spent her time working to feed and clothe her children. She was a member of the Methodist Church, Rebecca Lodge, Gettysburg Volunteer Club, Hospital Auxiliary and the Medicine Rock Senior Citizen. In her spare time she loved to crochet, play cards, put puzzles together, play bingo and go fishing. What she loved most in life was to travel to see her 8 kids and listen to stories about her 21 grandchildren, 47 great grandchildren and 20 great-great grandchildren.
Preceding her in death were her parents; husband Don; three grandsons: Thomas Halligan, Lonnie Hansen and Ronnie Marvin; sisters: Dolly and Hazel, and her brothers: Harold, Buster, Lawrence, Dean, Ralph and Eugene; sons-in-law: Gene and Leroy; and daughter-in-law: Joan.
Luce Funeral Home of Gettysburg has been entrusted with arrangements.
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My grandma was an amazing lady who never forgot relatives. She always kept in touch with everyone and managed to make a point to see any and all of her relation she could when she traveled. I am not sure how she kept track of everyone but she did and sometimes just a short trip you thought was not so short but many stops so we could visit with people we didn’t even know about. Terri and I found that out when we took a coastal trip with Larry and grandma several years ago while they were here in Oregon.
Grandma came and took care of us many times when mom was in the hospital and made sure we were kept in line too. I learned many things from grandma such as making donuts which she was famous for.She didn’t always have a receipe to write down it was in her head and you just had to pay good attention and help with what she would let you. I loved getting all her letters and have kept everyone of them the past 20 years. I could not beleive how well she was and all she could do at her age and hope I could be some of what she was.
Grandma will be truely missed and never forgotten. but her memories will always be with me.
I send my deepest sympathy to all her kids because there is nothing like loosing your mother as I found out last year.
Love Always,
Karin Kay Wicks
Hazel and family: I’m thinking about you all. Take care.