Marvin J. Sudbeck

Marvin J. Sudbeck, age 84, of Bow Valley, Nebraska, died on Friday, January 16, 2009 at the Golden Living Center in Hartington.

Mass of Christian Burial will be on Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at 10:30 am at Holy Family (Sts Peter and Paul) Catholic Church in Bow Valley with Rev. Michael Keating officiating. Burial will be in the Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery with military services conducted by the Wynot American Legion Post 31. Visitation will be on Monday from 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm with a rosary at 3:00 pm and a vigil service at 7:00 pm at the church. Visitation on Tuesday will be one hour prior to services at the church.

Pallbearers will be Jeremiah Sudbeck, Ben Hochstein, Will Koch, Danny Goeden, Charlie Sudbeck, and Roman Sudbeck.

Marvin was born on February 10, 1924 on the family farmstead near Bow Valley to Victor and Johanna (Feilmeier) Sudbeck. He grew up on the family farm and attended Sts. Peter and Paul Grade School in Bow Valley. He served in the Army from 1945 to 1947. He married Rita Jansen on August 27, 1947 in Menominee, NE. They farmed just west of Bow Valley for 40 years. While farming, he also worked for Neu Cheese in Hartington for 25 years. Upon leaving Neu Cheese he then worked for the Cedar County Road Department. He served as an officer for the German Mutual Farmers Insurance Company for many years. He coached numerous Bow Valley baseball teams while his children were young. He loved baseball, playing cards, and being with his friends and family.

Marvin was a member of the Holy Family (Sts. Peter and Paul) Catholic Church in Bow Valley, the Catholic Order of Foresters, Holy Name Society, and the Wynot American Legion Post 31.

Marvin is survived by his wife, Rita, of Bow Valley; 11 children and their spouses; Lois and Warner Wong of Seattle, Washington; Marty and Deb Sudbeck of Bow Valley; Dona and Gary Clune of Lakehills, Texas; Bill Sudbeck of St. Paul, Minnesota; Vicky and Maurice Koch of St. James; Kay Sudbeck of Lincoln, Nebraska; Rowland Sudbeck of Bow Valley; Rhea and Roy Hochstein of Bennet, Nebraska; Dwight Sudbeck of Bloomfield; Tom and Julie Sudbeck of Yankton; and Marlow Sudbeck of Rush City, Minnesota; 18 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren, and a brother, Orville Sudbeck of Bow Valley.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a daughter, Geralyn, a son, John, a brother, Joe Sudbeck, and a sister, LaVern Goeden.

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