Marvin Glenn Russell

Marvin Glenn Russell, 95 of South Sioux City, Nebraska, passed away on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 peacefully at his home. Funeral Services will be at 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 2, 2024 at Mohr & Becker-Hunt Funeral Home in South Sioux City, with Reverend Julie Raridan officiating from St. Paul’s United Methodist Church. Bural will follow at Dakota City Cemetery in Dakota City, Nebraska. Visitation, with family present, will begin at 10:00 a.m. Monday at the funeral home before the service. 

Marvin was born on December 27, 1928 in Sioux City, Iowa to Clarence V. and Martha E. (Garrison) Russell, there were 8 children in his family. He served our country in the United States Navy from May of 1946 until March of 1948 when he received his honorable discharge. Marvin met his lifelong sweetheart in the kindergarten class of 1933 and married Bernadine Inez Bateman on April 24, 1948 in South Sioux City, Nebraska. He was an electrician by trade and took great pride in is work, working his entire career in Siouxland and throughout the Midwest. Marvin belonged to the IBEW and was proud of his contributions there. He was a lifetime member of the St. Paul United Methodist Church in South Sioux City. 

Marvin is survived by his son Victor Lee Russell of Honolulu, Hawaii and daughter Rebecca Louise (Les) Clawson of Denver, Colorado; daughter-in-law Lin Russell of Missouri; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; sisters Sally Bauerly of Leeds, Iowa and Susan Haase of California.

Marvin was preceded in death by his parents, wife Bernadine in 2016 (they were blessed with a long, wonderful marriage and a full life together; we have comfort knowing they are re-united now in Heaven), and son Michael Alan Russell, and several of his siblings.

They were blessed with a long, wonderful marriage and a full life together. We have comfort knowing they are re-united now in Heaven.