Hanna, Marvin (1932-2016)

HANNA, HOLLAND, TORKELSON, GRUIS, ERDMAN

Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 4/10/2016 at 16:20:54

Marvin Hanna
October 3, 1932 - March 27, 2016

FOREST CITY – Marvin Hanna, 83, of Forest City, died on Sunday, March 27, 2016, at the Good Samaritan Center in Forest City.

Marvin Oscar Hanna, a son Iren and Esther (Holland) Hanna, was born on October 3, 1932, in Forest City. He grew up in the Woden area where his dad farmed. As a young man, he met Darlene Bernice Torkelson while pursuing one of his favorite pastimes, roller-skating. They married on October 15, 1952, at the Beadle house southeast of Forest City. They started out in a small house that he and his dad built on the homestead in the Thompson/ Woden area. In 1962, they felt the need for a closer relationship with Jesus and asked Him into their life and home. After living on several farms, they settled in the Miller area. They farmed there until 1982 when they moved to Forest City. Marvin was employed by the Forest City Schools as a custodian, retiring in 1997.

Darlene and Marvin enjoyed camping, gospel singing, and participating in the Six Seasons Christian motorcycle group. A very talented craftsman, he took on a variety of projects from building his own garden tractor and modifying farm equipment to auto body repair and restoring old vehicles including a 1961 Ford, the last car his dad had bought new.

Marvin is survived by his five children: Daryl (Cindy) Hanna, Gloria (Mike) Gruis, and Bernal (Kathy) Hanna, all of Forest City, Eileen (Dean) Holland, of Buffalo Center, and Janelle (Jay) Erdman, of Duncan; seventeen grandchildren; and thirty-five great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Darlene.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Friday, April 1, 2016, at Bethel Lutheran Brethren Church, 3906 Bluebill Ave., Joice, with the Pastor Kevin Olson officiating. Burial will follow in Grant Township Cemetery near Woden. Visitation will be held Thursday, March 31, 2016, from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. at the Cataldo Schott Funeral Home in Forest City.

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