Marvon David Edelman passed away peaceful at his home in Mullen, NE on August 11, 2012 from battling cancer.
Marvon David Edelman was born on March 26, 1932 to Clyde and Eula Pearman Edelman on the ranch six miles north of Seneca, NE. Marvon attended Jimtown country school and Seneca school. He grew up breaking and riding a lot of horses. He worked on many area ranches in the sandhills. He worked for Boeing in Wichita, KS. He lived with his brother Bud and sister in-law Margorie.
He came back to the sandhills and met and married Charleen Butler on July 26, 1954. He worked in the oil fields in Kimball, NE. He worked for Franke’s Construction, Missouri Valley Const and came to work for the city of Mullen, later became the Superintendent for the city. He later, owned and operated his own Trucking Company and developed his own Mineral Feed for cattle in the sandhills area.
Marvon and Charleen raised nine children and love them all. Marvon loved for all his family to get together at home. He so enjoyed his 23 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren.
He leaves behind his wife Charleen Edelman of 58 years. His children he leaves behind are Linda and Dan Miyagi, Fort Collins, CO, John and Terria Hampton, Arthur, NE, Earleen and Steve Printz, Owasso, OK, Eula & Charlie Younkin, Rushville, NE, Kim Minor, North Platte, NE, Calleen & Glenn Andrews, Gordon, NE, Von & Tom Roseberry, Minatare, NE, Kelly & Dean McCaffery, North Platte, NE. Marvon has 23 loving grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews that he so loved.
He was preceded in death by his parents, all of his brothers William Clyde & Edith Edelman, Biloxi, MS, Bud Wes Edelman, Caldwell, KS, Ted & Gloria Edelman, Arnold, NE, Dick and Bonnie Edelman of Mullen, NE. A son, Richard of Santé Fe, Texas and a granddaughter Christy Teahon Fort Collins, CO., granddaughter Chana Miyagi of Fort Collins, CO.
He was very much loved and will be sorely missed by his family and many friends. We love you Dad, Grandpa & Paw Paw. Marvon was very proud of his heritage and the sandhills. We will truly miss your big laughter, wonderful sense of humor and stories and your legacy will live on in the hearts of all of us.