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Visitation:
Tuesday, August 18, from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.
at the Immanuel Lutheran Church. Additional
visitation will be held on Wednesday morning from
9:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. at the church.
Service:
Wednesday, August 19, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. at the
Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lincoln
Funeral home: Peasley Funeral Home, Lincoln
Obituary
Marvin E. Lessen, 71, of Lincoln passed away on
Saturday, August 15, 2015, at Abraham Lincoln
Memorial Hospital in Lincoln.
Funeral Services for Mr. Lessen will be held on
Wednesday, August 19, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. at the
Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lincoln with Pastor
Candida Turner officiating.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, August 18, from
4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the Immanuel Lutheran
Church. Additional visitation will be held on
Wednesday morning from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. at
the church.
Burial will be in the Hartsburg Union Cemetery in
Rural Hartsburg.
Marvin Eugene Lessen was born on March 18, 1944, in
rural Lincoln, the son of Joe J. and Bernice (Bruns)
Lessen. He was united in marriage on November 3,
1962, to Andra Kay Spaits at St. John's Lutheran
Church in Hartsburg. She survives.
Also surviving are his children: Teresa L. "Teri"
(Earle) Cagle of Edinburg, Jeffrey (Jackie) Lessen
of Lincoln; daughter-in-law: Kristie Lessen of
Sherman; two brothers: Larry Joe (Bev) Lessen, and
Ben (Charlene) Lessen, both of Lincoln; one
brother-in-law: Vernon (Pat) Lockenour of Lincoln;
six grandchildren: Jeremy (Christina) Cagle, Jillian
Cagle, Jonathan (Christine) Lessen, Joseph Lessen,
Matthew Lessen, and Addison Lessen; and two
great-granddaughters: Emma & Grace Cagle. |
He was preceded in death by his parents; two sons: Timothy Joe
Lessen, and Jacob Eugene "Jake" Lessen; one brother: James B.
Lessen; and one sister: Nora Mae Lockenour.
Marvin graduated from the New Holland-Middletown High School in
1962.
He is a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church, Logan County Farm
Bureau, and Goldwing Chapter P of Lincoln (Past President). He was
currently serving as the West Lincoln Township Clerk.
He retired from farming west of Lincoln and was a part-time
carpenter.
Marvin enjoyed farming, carpentry, riding his Goldwing and their
trips, golfing but most important his family and friends.
Memorials may be made to the Immanuel Church Pork Project or the
Prader-Willi Homes of Oconomowoc, Wisconsin c/o Hansen Homes where
his granddaughter Jillian Cagle resides. Memorials will be used for
remodeling of a kitchen.
Funeral Arrangements have been entrusted to the Peasley Funeral
Home.
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