- Date Of Birth: November 4, 1940
- Date Of Death: January 31, 2014
- State: Nebraska
Marlen David Beethe was born to Otto and Laura (Wolters) Beethe on November 4, 1940 in Pawnee County, Nebraska. He was baptized on November 24, 1940 by Rev. Enno Schuelke and confirmed May 2, 1954 by Rev. Frank Schaefer at the St. Peter’s Lutheran Church.
Marlen was united in marriage to Lois Dieckhoff on July 25, 1964 at the Martin Luther Church, south of Johnson, Nebraska. To this union two daughters were born, Cynthia and Julie. He served his country in the U.S. Navy from March 8, 1961 to his honorable discharge on February 2, 1966. Marlen and Lois made their home southwest of Elk Creek where they raised their family and farmed. He was a grain farmer and raised cattle and hogs.
In his spare time Marlen enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping, boating and tractor pulling. For the last three years Marlen and Lois traveled south in their fifth wheel camper for a month during the winter. He passed away January 31, 2014 at the Detar Navarro Heart Center Hospital in Victoria, Texas at the age of 73 years.
He is survived by his loving wife of 49 years, Lois, of Elk Creek, daughters, Cynthia Walters and husband Troy, Jr. of Elk Creek and Julie Beekman and husband Chris of Lincoln, four grandchildren, Amber Jacobsen and husband Tim, Crystal, Brittany and Dylan Walters, three great-grandchildren, Jared, Tyler and Brody, brother, Dalen Beethe and wife Mary of Pawnee City, sisters, Mardell Hestermann of Sterling and Sheila Peters and husband Royce of Elk Creek, mother-in-law, Hilda Dieckhoff of Beatrice, in-laws, Lucille Schaardt of Elk Creek, Lillian Fritch and husband Ken of Beatrice, Lloyd Dieckhoff of Linwood and Allen Jensen of Beatrice and nieces and nephews.
Marlen was preceded in death by his parents, grandson, Robert Butler, Jr., sister, Maryellen Doeden, father-in-law, John Dieckhoff, brothers-in-law, Paul Hestermann, Ray Doeden and Elmo Schaardt, sister-in-law, Leola Jensen and nephews, Brad Hestermann, Mitch Doeden and Craig Peters.
