Marvin G. Stoll
Marriages
Kareen Nelson - September 1, 1956
In Lincoln, Nebraska
Burial Details
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 5B Death Notice - April 4, 2013
Marvin G. Stoll, 81, Grand Junction, died March 30, 2013, at
Porter Adventist Hospital in Denver.
Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. today at Callahan-Edfast Mortuary.
Services will be at 11 a.m. at the mortuary.
He is survived by a wife, Kareen; one son, Ken of Anchorage,
Alaska; two daughters, Kathryn Zamora of Glade Park and Sandra
Valdez of La Jara; two sisters, Bonnie Sutton and Florence Elliott,
both of Sidney, Neb.; and six grandchildren.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 7B - April 3, 2013
Marvin was born February 17,
1932, to Arthur and Amelia Stoll
at home on the family farm in rural
Lodgepole, NE. He spent most
of his childhood in the Lodgepole
and Chappell, NE area. During
WWII his parents moved the
family to Long Beach, CA for
two years and then returned to NE
where Marvin graduated from
Chappell High School in 1949.
He joined the USAF on April 3, 1951, and served in the Korean
War. His permanent station was Lockbourne AFB (SAC), Columbus,
OH and TDY duty in the United Kingdom where he received
the National Defense Service Medal. He was honorably discharged
from the USAF on December 21, 1953, with the rank of Staff Sergeant
in Personnel.
Marvin married Kareen Nelson on September 1, 1956, in Lincoln ,
NE. They had three children, Kathryn, Sandra and Ken. The family
has lived in Grand Junction, CO for over 40 years.
Marvin attended Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln, NE
and lettered in football and track; Ohio State University in Columbus,
OH; and the University of Nebraska - Lincoln (NU) where he
received his B.S. Degree in Geology. At NU he received a football
scholarship and played one year of football. Upon graduation in
1957, he worked for Continental Oil Company for ten years as a geologist
and geophysicist in exploration. During his ten years with
Conoco, he and Karen moved 27 times and lived in nine different
states from the Canadian border to the Gulf Coast.
In 1967, he was employed by the Atomic Energy Commission in
Grand Junction, CO as a geologist. He was responsible for the estimation
of uranium reserves for mining districts from drill hole data
supplied by companies. He retired in 1984.
Marvin was a Past Exalted Ruler and District Deputy Grand Exalted
Ruler of the Grand Junction Elks Lodge #575. He was a member
of the Grand Junction Kiwanis Club, GJ Geological Society,
AIME and was on the Board of Directors for the Coloramo Federal
Credit Union for 20 years.
He was an avid outdoorsman. He loved camping, hiking and
snowmobiling at the family cabin at Arrowhead in Gunnison
County. He also travelled with Kareen in their motor home from
coast to coast and throughout Canada. He loved the Broncos, but
enjoyed watching his Cornhusker Football team the most.
Marvin is survived by his wife, Kareen; daughters, Kathryn (Paul)
and Sandra (Steve); son, Ken (Mila); sisters, Bonnie and Florence,
and six grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Alberta and
Verna, and brothers, Harold, Floyd and Virgil.
He was a wonderful husband and father and this passing was unexpected.
He is loved and will be missed by his family.
A viewing will be held at Callahan-Edfast Mortuary on Thursday,
April 4, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. Services will follow at 11:00 a.m.
