Marleen F. Powell
Marleen F. Powell, 82, of Grand Island, formerly of St. Libory, died Sunday, April 30, 2023 at the Heritage at Sagewood in Grand Island, surrounded by her family.
Services were held on Thursday May 4, 2023 at Peters Funeral Home in St. Paul. Reverend Adam Snoberger officiated. Recorded selections included “Just As I Am,” “In the Garden,” and “Amazing Grace.” Casket bearers included Conor Tabor, Quentin Miller, Russell Huntley, Kelsey Tabor, Kevin Hoins, and Madi Jepson. Private family burial was held in the Edgar Cemetery in Edgar. Reverend Ethan Feistner officiated.
In lieu of flowers and plants, memorials are suggested to Trinity Lutheran Church in Grand Island.
Marleen was born on June 8, 1940 on a farm near Deshler, the daughter of Richard and Adena (Fintel) Fangmeyer. She grew up on the family farm and attended country school in the area. She was a 1957 graduate of Deshler High School and then attended a business college in Omaha. After graduating, she moved to Big Springs, Texas and lived with her aunt and uncle. She then returned to Nebraska and worked at a bank in Hebron.
She was united in marriage to Gordon L. Powell on May 14, 1961 at Stoddard. The couple lived in Edgar, where they began raising their three children. In 1974, the family moved to St. Libory. Marleen worked at the Grand Island Veterans Home for ten years and then went into real estate sales in 1986. She was a realtor with Home Realty in Grand Island for a number of years.
Gordon passed away in January 2008, and Marleen continued to live in her home at St. Libory until March 2021, when she moved to the Heritage at Sagewood in Grand Island, where she lived the rest of her life.
Marleen was a longtime member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Grand Island. Marleen loved spending time with her family and many friends, playing cards, and socializing. For years she and Gordy enjoyed Cornhusker football and attending many games in Memorial Stadium.
She is survived by her three children, Lori and Terry Jepson of Grand Island, Lisa and Russ Tabor of Littleton, Colorado, and Ben Powell of Tampa, Florida; four grandchildren, Nicole and Quentin Miller of Kearney, Melissa Jepson and Russell Huntley of St. Libory, Conor Tabor of Longmont, Colorado, and Kelsey Tabor of Omaha; and four great-grandchildren, Madi, Ryan, Bodie, and Blaze.
In addition to her husband, Gordon, she was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Willis Fangmeyer; infant twin sister, Marlis Fangmeyer; and sister, Donna Hoins.
Condolences and memories may be shared with Marleen’s family by visiting www.petersfuneralhome. net.