Marvin Elmer Engel was born December 22, 1924 in Revillo, South Dakota. He graduated with the Class of 1942 from Revillo High School and entered Army service in April of 1943 until his honorable discharge in January 1946.

Marvin was married to Shirley (Polzin) Engel on December 7, 1946.

Marvin is survived by daughters and sons-in-law, Nadeane and Tom Diede and Connie and Mike Williams, one son Blair; five grandchildren, Tanya Diede Bindernagel, Kristina Hood, Therese Diede, Steven Williams and Matthew Williams; three great-grandchildren, Michael, Macrina, and Sophia Bindernagel; one sister-in-law, Donna Magedanz and one brother-in-law and his wife, Claydon and Marion Polzin.

He was preceded in death by daughter Anita Hood; grandson, Benjamin Hood; parents, Elmer and Anna Engel; four sisters and brothers-in-law, Leila (Walter) Briesacher, Lucille (Lester) Gearman, Irna (Bill) Stark, and Dorothy (Otto) Benes, and one brother and sister-in-law, Clarence (Dorothy) Engel.

Memorial Service Saturday, September 8, 2018 at 3 p.m. in the Heritage Room, Collegeview Seventh-day Adventist Church, 4801 Prescott Avenue, Lincoln, NE.