- Date Of Birth: April 17, 1930
- Date Of Death: December 7, 2022
- State: Idaho
Dr. Marvin R. Bloomquist “Dr. B.”, 92, of Nampa, passed away in Nampa on December 7, 2022.
Marvin was born on April 17,1930 in Fergus Falls, Minnesota to Johann Albin and Amy Adeline Bloomquist. Marvin’s parents were immigrants from Sweden. Marvin graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1948. In 1953 he graduated from Northwest Nazarene College with a Bachelor of Arts in Music Theory and a Bachelor of Arts in Voice. Marvin joined the Air Force that same year.
Marvin was a professor at NNU for 35 years. During these years he led several trips abroad with his Crusader Choir. He retired as Emeritus Professor of Choral Music.
Marvin is survived by his wife, Wanda (Nesmith) Bloomquist, Nampa; their daughter, Brenda Bloomquist Paige (Brian), Cascade, Idaho; grandchildren,: Amanda Rust (Jeffrey), and their daughters Sadie (10) and Sammye (6) of Portland, Oregon; Jennifer Cunningham (Nick), their son Tristan (10) and daughter Aria (6) of Nampa, Idaho, and Ryan Drews of Japan.
Marvin and Wanda’s son, Craig Bloomqist (Gena), Corpus Christi, Texas and their three children; Taylor Bloomquist (Elizabeth), their children Vivienne (3) and Theodore (8 mos); Daniel Bloomquist, and Christopher Bloomquist of Texas; a brother, Ralph Bloomquist (Patty), Nampa; a sister, Doris Rowe in Montana, and a number of nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his daughters, Debra Lynn (1960) and Amy Ann (1962); his great-granddaughter; Isabelle; his brothers, Merritt and Gordon and his sisters, Alice Bloomquist and Deloris Waller.
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