Marvin M. Schwenk
Marvin M. Schwenk, 96, lifetime St. Libory resident, died peacefully with his family by his side on Friday, January 12, 2024 at Brookefield Park Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation in St.
Paul.
Services were held on Friday, January 19, 2024 at the United Methodist Church in St. Paul.
Reverend Martha Voigt officiated. Recorded selections included “Jealous of the Angels” by Donna Taggert, “Amazing Grace” by Alan Jackson, “Jambalya” and “Hey Good Lookin” by Hank Williams, Sr. Military honors were held at the church by Carl Mogensen American Legion Post 119 of St. Paul.
Casket bearers included Mike Evers, Terry Rasmussen, Doug Rasmussen, Shawn Rasmussen, Chad Richter, and Ron Sack. Burial followed in the Elmwood Cemetery in St. Paul.
A visitation was held on Thursday at the church.
Peters Funeral Home of St. Paul is assisting the family.
In lieu of flowers and plants, the family suggests memorials be given to the United Methodist Church.
Marvin was born January 8, 1928 on the family farm northwest of St. Libory, the son of Charles F. and Emma C.
(Gulzow) Schwenk. He attended District No. 26 Howard County Rural School and farmed with his father.
He served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict from 1950 until 1953.
He was united in marriage to Kathryn M. “Kathy” Rasmussen on March 20, 1954, at the United Methodist Church in St. Paul.
The couple farmed the Schwenk homeplace northwest of St. Libory.
In 1989, the couple moved to a home southwest of St. Libory, and Marvin retired from farming in 1992.
Kathy died on February 22, 2013. Marvin later moved to the Matelyn Retirement Community in St. Paul, and, for the past year, he had resided at Brookefield Park in St. Paul.
He was a member of the United Methodist Church in St. Paul; a former member of the Grand Island Saddle Club; Carl Mogensen American Legion Post 119 of St. Paul; he was a 1955 original member of the St. Libory Volunteer Fire Department and had served on the St.
Libory School Board for fifteen years.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and boating. He and Kathy enjoyed dancing and traveling, which they did a lot of.
He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, The Phonograph-Herald | January 24, 2024
Cindy and Bill Rehder of Florence, Oregon; son and daughter-inlaw, Russell and Becky Schwenk of St. Libory; three grandsons, Matt and Sarah Rehder of San Juan Island, Washington, Cody and Maya Greywood of Omaha, and Max Schwenk and Molly Welniak of St.
Libory; Kathy’s siblings and spouses, Erma Rasmussen of St. Paul, Don and Marie Rasmussen of Hastings, John and Linda Rasmussen of Grand Island, and Joyce Rasmussen of Lincoln.
In addition to his wife, Kathy, he was preceded in death by his daughter, Sue Bailey on October 26, 2021; his parents; brother and sister-inlaw, Albert and Clara Schwenk; sisters and brothers-in-law, Lois and Pat Evers and Lenore and Charles Winter; and Kathy’s father, Einar Rasmussen; mother, Marie Rasmussen Mc-Clelland; step-father, John McClelland; and two brothers-in-law, Ivan “Butch” Rasmussen and Stanley Rasmussen.