Marvin Ellsworth Moen 1925-2010

MOEN, BJORDAL

Posted By: Connie Swearingen (email)
Date: 2/20/2011 at 22:16:17

Sioux City Journal
18 June 2010

SIOUX CITY -- Marvin Ellsworth Moen, 85, of Fort Myers, Fla., drew his first, deep breath of eternity on June 8, 2010. He died peacefully at Healthpark Medical Center, surrounded by his family. He is a former resident of Sanibel, Fla. and Sioux City.

Celebration of life services were held June 17 at Chapel of Cypress Cove in Fort Myers. Graveside services will be at later date in Sioux City.

Marvin was born to Annie and Mikkel Moen on April 6, 1925, in Sioux City. He graduated from Central High in June 1943 and was drafted into the U.S. Army in July of the same year. He served as a staff sergeant in the field artillery in the South Pacific, mainly in charge of a message center. Marvin was honorably discharged in February 1945.

On Dec. 6, 1947, Marvin married Marilyn Bjordal in Sioux City. The couple had two sons, Michael and Marc. Marvin worked as a butcher at Rodeen's Grocery; a route salesman at Metz Baking Company, for many years; and as a real estate agent at Homeland Realty, until retiring in 1997. Marvin and Marilyn moved to Sanibel, Fla., where they lived until moving to Cypress Cove in Fort Myers in 2009.

Marvin is survived by his wife of 63 years, Marilyn of Fort Myers; sons, Mike of Des Moines and Marc (partner, Bobby Jett) of Iowa City, Iowa; granddaughter, Brooke Moen of Oakland, Calif.; grandsons, Andrew and Christopher Moen of Iowa City; nephews, Don (Valetta) Hauge of Sioux City, Jeff (Linda) Watt of Sioux City, John (Marian) Guzallis of Grand Island, Neb., Terry (Sandy) Guzallis of Omaha, Joe Bjordal (partner, Ken Hahn) of Minneapolis, Mike Bjordal of Chicago, Ill., Kelly (Sharon) Bjordal of Eagan, Minn., Peter Pierson of Fairbanks, Alaska, and Chris (Becky) Pierson of Plymouth, Minn.; nieces, Arlie (Bob) Birney of Bloomington, Minn., Beverly Buttermore of Wichita, Kan., Karen (Denny) Jensen of Littleton, Colo., Becky (Chris) Kersting of Yuba City, Calif., Chriss (Ed) Camenzend of Sioux City, Jacque Watt of Waterloo, Iowa, and Judy Watt of West Des Moines; sisters-in-law, Norma (John) Pierson of Plymouth, Minn., and Pat Bjordal of Chippewa Falls, Wis.; and former daughters-in-law, Kirsty Moen of Okoboji, Iowa, and Monica Moen of Iowa City.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Mikkel and Annie Moen; sisters, Clara (Al) Hauge, Agnes (Cliff) Watt, Kalma (Olin) Martin, and Margaret (John) Guzallis; nephews, Tom Watt and Dick Watt; and brother-in-law, Joseph Earle "Bud" Bjordal.