McCool, Marvin Lynn (1927 - 2019)

MCCOOL, POLACEK, MEYERS, STEVENS, PETERSEN, MECKNA

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 10/2/2019 at 14:09:32

Name of deceased: Marvin Lynn McCool

Aged: 92 yrs, 18 days

Residence: Atlantic, Cass County, IA

Born: Aug. 30, 1927; Tennant, Shelby County, IA

Died: Sep. 17, 2019; University of Nebraska Medical Center--Clarkson Hospital, Omaha, Douglas County, NE.

Funeral services: Saturday, Sep. 21, 2019; Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home, Shelby, IA; burial of ashes to be held at a later date in Layton Township Cemetery, Walnut, IA

Survived by: Daughters, Linda (spouse, Rodney) Polacek of Shelby, IA, and Mary McCool of Atlantic, IA; sister, Marjorie Meyers of Denison, IA; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; great-great-grandchildren; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Harry M. and Irene M. (nee Stevens) McCool; first wife, Betty (succumbed to polio and died in 1952, Council Bluffs, IA); second wife, Elizabeth (deceased Oct. 15, 2014, Atlantic, IA); brothers, Malcolm McCool and Larry McCool

Education: Attended Tennant, IA schools through Grade 10

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: no information provided

Marriages: (1) Betty Jean Petersen; Dec. 27, 1950; at her parents’ home in Avoca, IA (2) Elizabeth Mae Meckna; Oct. 2, 1962; Avoca, IA

Employment: After his marriage, Marvin began working for Brown Oil Company, Avoca, IA, and then managed a gas station, also in Avoca. After his marriage to Elizabeth, they moved to Omaha, NE, where Marvin began working in sales. After living there for several years, they moved to North Platte, NE, where he became top salesman for Huskey Oil Company. After Huskey Oil closed, Marvin and his family returned to Iowa and settled in Atlantic. He was kept busy managing the Walnut Grove apartments for many years before his retirement.

Hobbies/Interests: His family raised greyhounds for racing while he was growing up; he was especially proud of his dog that won a race in Kansas.

Sources: harlanonline.com; burmeisterjohannsen.com