Source: Eunice Reiter obituary
He is married to Elverna Mae Swisher.
They got married on January 14, 1943 at Dakota City, Dakota Co., NE, he was 19 years old.
Child(ren):
Marvin Bernard Marienau
Sources: Author: Hetrick, J.; Title: "Marvin B. Marienau," (Publication location: Merrill, IA Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: xvi Dec MMX), Repository: The Cloud
Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62973347/marvin-b-marienau
"Photo [stone shared with Elverna M. Swisher Marienau] added by Julie Struthers Riedy
Marvin B. Marienau Birth 4 Oct 1923 Death 23 Aug 2003 (aged 79) Burial Hillside Cemetery Merrill, Plymouth County, Iowa, USA Plot Block 8 Memorial ID 62973347
Inscription Loving Parents of Sharon, Eunice, Patsy
Parents
[photo - stone shared with Ida M. Marienau] Bernard H Marienau 1903 - 1971
[photo - stone shared with Bernard H. Marienau] Ida Marie Berg Marienau 1902 - 1991
Spouse
[photo - stone shared with Marvin B. Marienau] Elverna Mae Swisher Marienau 1923 - 2000
Siblings
[photo - man] Norman Charles Marienau 1925 - 2008
[photo - man] Leonard Marienau 1927 - 2013
[photo - stone shared with Henry Vanderhelm] Eileen Margaret Marienau Vander Helm 1929 - 2012
Evelyn Marienau Gronemeyer 1931 - 2003
[photo - her stone] Ida Mae Marienau 1934 - 1934
[photo - man] Robert Ernest Marienau 1935 - 2005
Children
[photo - woman] Eunice Jean Marienau Reiter 1945 - 2020
[photo - woman] Patsy Ann Marienau Gengler 1947 - 2021
Created by: J. Hetrick Added: 16 Dec 2010 Find a Grave Memorial ID: 62973347"
Editor: N.N. (anonymous), Title: "Marvin B. Marienau," (Publication location: Le Mars, IA, Publisher: LeMars Daily Sentinel, Publication date: xxvi Aug MMIII), Repository: The Cloud
Link: https://www.lemarssentinel.com/story/1040038.html
"Marvin B. Marienau Tuesday, August 26, 2003
LE MARS --Marvin B. Marienau, 79, of Le Mars died Saturday, August 23, 2003, at the Brentwood Good Samaritan Center in Le Mars.
Marvin B. Marienau was born October 4, 1923, in Brunsville to Ben and Ida (Berg) Marienau. He attended country school in Plymouth and Sioux Counties. He married Elverna Swisher Jan. 14, 1943, at Dakota City, Neb.
Marvin worked for several years for the Great Northern Railroad. He later worked for Wincharger / Zenith Corporation in Sioux City. He went to school for television repair and worked as a self-employed television repairman for many years.
Marvin loved music. He played the fiddle and mandolin. He was a member of the Siouxland Country Music Association and enjoyed playing in the "jam" sessions in South Sioux City. He had played the fiddle for several area bands. In later years, Marvin enjoyed playing his fiddle and mandolin at area nursing homes. He enjoyed the quality time he spent with his grandchildren.
In October of 2002, Marvin made his home at the Brentwood Good Samaritan Center in Le Mars.
Survivors include three daughters, Sharon Vande Hoef, Patsy and her husband Bill Gengler, and Eunice and her friend Jeff Eppinga, all of Le Mars; 10 grandchildren, Michael and Suzie Vande Hoef of Le Mars, Robert and Angel Vande Hoef of Le Mars, Sandy and Michael Lehner of Remsen, Scott and Lisa Reiter of Le Mars, Steve and Shelly Reiter of Le Mars, Rodney and Martha Toben of Le Mars, Robin Toben of Le Mars, Nick and Amanda Gengler of Le Mars, and Greg Gengler of Le Mars; 18 great-grandchildren and 1 great - great - granddaughter; three brothers, Norman and Neva Marienau of Hawarden, Leonard and Eleanor Marienau of Ireton and Robert Marienau of California; three sisters, Eilene and Henry Vander Helm of Hawarden, Evelyn Gronemeyer of Hawarden, and Lorraine and Donald Luksan of Le Mars; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; an infant sister, Ida Mae Marienau; his wife, Elverna on Dec. 7, 2000; a son-in-law, Marvin Vande Hoef on Oct. 29, 2002; and an infant granddaughter, Sheila Vande Hoef.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. John's Lutheran Church, Merrill, with the Rev. Dr. Klaus Raab officiating. Interment will be in Hillside Cemetery. Visitations will be after 4 p.m. today, Tuesday, at the Carlsen Funeral Home in Le Mars with a 7 p.m. prayer service at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be Michael Vande Hoef, Robert Vande Hoef, Scott Reiter, Steve Reiter, Rodney Toben, Nicholas Gengler. Honorary pallbearers will be Robin Toben, Sandy Lehner, and Greg Gengler."
Author: Gross, Emily; Schuld, Janet; Jessen, Barry Kent; Title: "Marvin Bernard Marienau," (Publication location: Salt Lk. City, UT, Publisher: Family Search, Publication date: viii Oct MMXXII), Repository: The Cloud
Link: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L2VY-J47
"... Marvin Bernard Marienau Last Changed: April 12, 2019 by S. B. Sex Male Last Changed: March 9, 2016 by Emily Gross Birth 4 October 1923 Brunsville, Plymouth, Iowa, United States Reason This Information Is Correct: Marvin B. Marieneau Obituary in sources Last Changed: December 1, 2018 by Janet Schuld Death 23 August 2003 Le Mars, Plymouth, Iowa, United States Reason This Information Is Correct: Marvin B. Marieneau Obituary in sources Burial 27 August 2003 Hillside, Merrill, Plymouth, Iowa, United States of America Reason This Information Is Correct: Marvin B. Marieneau Obituary in sources
Residence 1925 Akron, Plymouth, Iowa, United States Last Changed: October 8, 2022 by Barry Kent Jessen
Residence 1930 Washington, Plymouth, Iowa, United States
...
Residence 1940 Washington Township, Sioux, Iowa, United States
Spouses and Children
Marvin Bernard Marienau 1923 - 2003
Marriage: 14 January 1943 Dakota City, Dakota, Nebraska, United States
Elverna Mae Swisher 1923 - 2000
Children of Elverna Mae Swisher and Marvin Bernard Marienau (1)
[1] Patsy Ann Marienau 1947 - 2021
Parents and Siblings
Bernard Henry Marienau 1903 - 1971
Marriage: 12 Sep 1922 Plymouth, Iowa, United States
Ida Marie Berg 1902 - 1991
Children of Ida Marie Berg and Bernard Henry Marienau (7)
[1] Marvin Bernard Marienau 1923 - 2003
[2] Norman Charles Marienau 1925 - 2008
[3] Leonard Willis Marienau 1927 - 2013
[4] Eileen Margaret Marienau 1929 - 2012
[5] Evelyn Elizabeth Marienau 1931 - 2003
[6] Ida Mae Marienau 1934 - 1934
[7] Robert Ernest Marienau 1935 - 2005"
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