Marlen "Bill" D. Wolf
September 30, 1926 - January 20, 2013
Bill was born September 30, 1926 at Arlington, Nebraska to William and Lydia (Hilgenkamp) Wolf. He was baptized Oct. 10, 1926 and confirmed May 12, 1940 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church (north of Arlington). He attended St. Paul's Lutheran School and the Brinkman School. Bill served in the United States Army during the years of 1945 to 1947.
On December 7, 1947, he was married in St. Paul's Lutheran Church to Gretchen Stork. They made their home in Fremont and Bill was employed by Hormel's for 34 years, beginning in 1950 and retiring in 1984. In his retirement years, he worked for Enterprise Rent-A-Car and for several years he was an associate with Ludvigsen Mortuary.
Bill was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Fremont, where over the years he had served on many of the church committees including the building committee.
Bill was preceded in death by his wife Gretchen on July 3, 2005.
Survivors: daughter Mary and husband Tim Krupich of Cartersville, Georgia
son Mark and wife Karen Wolf of Highlands Ranch, Colorado
4 grandchildren Courtney and Cole Smith
Justin and Jacob Wolf
3 step-grandchildren Brandi, Travis, and Brittany Krupich
2 step-great grandchildren Noah and Liam Krupich
2 brothers Delmer and wife Eleanor Wolf of Arlington
Dennis Wolf of Bennington
brother-in-law Floyd and wife Phyllis Stork of Upland, California
dear friend Violet Stork of Fremont
The funeral service will be 10:30 AM Wednesday (Jan. 23rd) at Trinity Lutheran Church in Fremont with the Rev. Dan Heuer and Rev. David Coe. The committal will follow in St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery (north of Arlington). Memorials are suggested to Lutheran Family Services and Trinity Lutheran School Endowment Fund.
Visitation at Ludvigsen Mortuary, Fremont, will be on Tuesday from 2 to 8 PM, with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8 PM.
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