Ronald P. Marble

Ronald Pierre Marble was born January 16th, 1930 rural Alexandria, Nebraska. His parents were Fred and Nellie (Saltzman) Marble. His family soon moved to near Stamford Nebraska. He attended grade school at the school located on the Marble family farm then went to 9th and 10th grade in Beaver City, Ne. He entered the Army and served in Germany and Austria. He returned home in 1949 when his father became ill. He worked as a hired man and married Virginia Dixon on June 20, 1953 in Alma, Ne. They lived near Oxford, Ne. Their son Kenneth was born Sep 17, 1955 in Orleans, NE and daughter Katherine was born Dec 22, 1957 in Orleans. Ron attended auctioneer school in Mason City, IA and cried auctions. They moved to a farm near Henderson, MN in 1960. They farmed and had milk cows and Ron worked at the Green Giant plant in LeSueur. They returned to the Saltzman family farm near Shickley, Ne in 1961. They had a daughter Karen on August 16, 1961 in Geneva, Ne. She died Aug. 16, 1961. Their next daughter Kaylyn was born Dec. 22 1971 in York, NE. While living in Shickley Ron farmed, worked as a hired man, did custom hay baling, drove the Shickley school bus for 22 years, worked at Martland Elevator, sold feed and fertilizer then worked for Cornhusker Farms beginning in 1984 retiring in 1995.His wife Virginia died Dec. 27, 1995. On February 15, 1997 he married Ila (Hoover) Courtain in Phillipsburg, Ks. They moved to Norton Ks in 1998. Ron then worked at the Norton Correctional Center and farmed. He started dialysis at Kearney, NE in December 2011, and then was diagnosed with Non- Hodgkin’s lymphoma in April 2012. He went through chemotherapy and moved to the Ambassador nursing home in Lincoln, NE in August. He passed away Oct. 31 2012. Ron loved to talk to anyone and everyone. He immensely enjoyed his large family and stepfamily. He is predeceased by his parents, first wife Virginia, infant daughter Karen, three brothers Fred Junior, Raymond (Esther) and Royce (Alta) Marble, sister Rouene (Harold) Mayo, sister-in-laws Esther and Alta Marble, June Dixon, and Liane Dixon, brother-in-laws Dick Stickney, Edwin Dixon, Lee White, Harold Mayo. He is survived by his wife Ila of Norton, Ks, son Kenneth (Kathy) Marble of Prosser, daughter Kathy (Bob) Sechrest of Valparaiso Ne, daughter Kaylyn Hunter of Seattle WA, sisters Deloris White of Lexington, Ne, Roberta (Richard) Martin of Beaver City, Ne, Vernita (Corky) Bottger of Tekamah, NE, brothers –in –laws Leroy (Eloise) Dixon and Virgil Dixon all of Alma Ne, sister-in-law Jane Stickney of Omaha Ne, grandchildren Karissa Marble of Wichita KS, Laura Sechrest and Keith Sechrest, Kirk and Julia Marble and great granddaughters Emberlynn and Keeley all of Lincoln, NE, step-daughters Kim (Roger) Linner with children Jesse, Turner, HalLee, Thunder, and Emhe of Almena, KS Tyler and Danielle Linner of Beaver City, NE, Patricia (Jim) Kauten, Cindy (Randy) Linner all of Norton, KS. Step-grandchildren and great-grandchildren Brady (Randa) Linner with daughters Trinity, Rylie, Karmyn and Keeley of Penokee, KS, JJ Courtain and Macie, Cody (Natalie) Linner and Noah, McKenzie Linner, Lakyn, Jaxon, and Lauren, Branda Kauten and Landen, Michael Courtain all of Norton, KS, Logan Kauten of Hays, KS, and Morgan Kauten of Bird City, KS, Mark (Anna) with Elizabeth, Lyla, Josiah, and Judah Klingler of Mountlake Terrace, WA. He is survived by his many nieces, nephews, and friends. Funeral services were conducted 1:30 p.m., Saturday at the United Methodist Church in Shickley, NE with Rev. Dorothy Aspegren officiating. Marti Alfs accompanied the congregation who sang “What A Friend We Have In Jesus’. Julia Marble provided a Violin Solo of “How Great Thou Art” and Marti also accompanied Fred Marble who sang “Amazing Grace”. Interment was in the Shickley Public Cemetery with Farmer & Son Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Memorials are directed to the Shickley United Methodist Church of Donor’s Choice.

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Ronald P. Marble

January 16, 1930 - October 31, 2012