- Date Of Birth: October 4, 1932
- Date Of Death: March 18, 2017
- State: Nebraska
Marilyn Glee Henkel, the daughter of Velma (Cullen) and William Erwin Burling, was born October 4, 1932 in Kearney County, Nebraska. She departed this life on Saturday, March 18, 2017 at the Mary Lanning Hospital in Hastings, Nebraska at the age of 84 years, 5 months and 14 days.
Marilyn received her formal education attending Shiloh grade school and graduated from the Kenesaw High School. She then attended the Mary Lanning School of Nursing where she earned her degree as a Registered Nurse. Marilyn was united in marriage with Glenn Gordon Henkel on March 14, 1954 at Minden, Nebraska. This union was blessed with a son, Bill and a daughter, Candace. Marilyn was employed as a nurse with the Webster County Community Hospital in Red Cloud and the Blue Hill Clinic for 25 years until her retirement in 1983. Marilyn and Glenn lived near Bladen for 18 years and near Campbell for 16 years. In 1999, they moved to Hastings to make their home. They wintered in Ormond Beach, Florida for many years. Marilyn’s health made it difficult for her to remain in her home and she lived at Prairie Winds Assisted Living Community at Doniphan, The Villa, Good Samaritan Village in Hastings and at the time of her death resided in the Blue Hill Care Center at Blue Hill, Nebraska.
Marilyn was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church in Hastings and was active with the LWML. She was a past member of the Catherton Extension Club and was a 4-H Leader for many years. A talented musician, she served as church organist for 34 years with Trinity Lutheran at Campbell and volunteered for many years as the pianist at the Grandview Manor in Campbell. She dedicated many years as a volunteer with the Red Cross Bloodmobile and touched numerous lives throughout her nursing career.
In her leisure time she enjoyed sewing, baking, crocheting, cooking for their family get togethers and traveling with Glenn. Her greatest love and enthusiasm in life was for her family and Marilyn especially treasured time spent with her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Preceding her in death were her parents and her husband, Glenn, on August 10, 2014.
Left to cherish her memory are her son, Bill Henkel and wife Deb of Hastings, Nebraska; daughter, Candace Crockett and husband Dana of Belleville, Kansas; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren: David Crockett and wife, Libby and daughter, Elsie; Heather Jones and husband, Adam; Macaela Cottam and husband Craig; Kelsey Peterson and husband, TJ and son, John; Bryson Henkel and fiance, Morgan Farley; two brothers, Eldon Burling of Aurora, Nebraska and Charles Burling and wife, Wanda of Palm Harbor, Florida;nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends.
Red Cloud, Nebraska 68970
402-746-2500
