to my dad this is to thank you for your many visit as a spirt animal and to thank you for all the memoires you are missed and I try to keep a eye on mom for you she is fine and has many friends and family who help her. I will wait your next visit love Michael

Wow can not believe another year has pasted. I can remember every minute of your last days on earth and know that you are in a better place. We all miss seeing you. I know you are with us everyday in spirit and I know you are watching over all of us. Alex asked about you the other day and we talked for a while about the things he used to do with you. Suprising how much he can remember. Your flowers didn't bloom this year but I am sure that is because I had to move them. Love and miss you

Happy belated Fathers day Marvin Missing you still now and foever. Love you lazy and mouthy daughter-in-law Sarah

Hope you and you and everyone that is there with you have a Happy Father's Day. Miss you today and everyday. Very lonesome here being alone . I am stuck at home for awhile as I broke the tendon in my rotator cuff area. So will not be driving or mowing our lawn. Ken has been keeping it mowed. Tom's daughter wants to come and help out when it needs mowing the next time. She is busy with baseball. Everyone else is doing fine. Love you always and forever.

happy fathers day got your messages from the messengers you sent and tell grandpa's happy fathers day also. hope you and the great creator are having a happy time. love michael

Well it has been awhile since I wrote. No excuses but just haven't set down and done it. It is a very nice Spring day Ken has mowed the lawn and I have planted my garden seeds . Now have to get some tomato's and peppers and of course some Kohlrabi. You always loved those and so do all the rest of us. Mike is busy building a lot of wonderful things. Tom is busy with the kids and ball games. Tom is building a storage shed. He borrowed your compressor but it keeps blowing the breakers so had to find a different one to use. Ken is busy as usual with all the field planting he goes to work and usually doesn't get home until dark He loves what he does. Carla is busy with work she has a lot of hrs to work never gets done. They may come sometime this mon. to visit. Carlene is about the same. She gets quite lonely as she doesn't drive anymore. But she does well. Christine is also working a lot of hrs. She has moved so is busy trying to get her flower beds into shape. I am getting older and slower. Have to have shoulder surgery on the 25th . I am tempted not to have it but I am limited as to what I can do so guess I will go through with it. Put me in your prayers please. Life has been good to me. Oh yes you should know Don Carter passed away this month so bet you and he are having a good chat. Love to all in heaven. Tell my parents Hi for me. By for now. Will try to write more often. Love you.

Well Marvin the holiday's are about over. They were never your favorite time of yr. Right? Most everyone was home for dinner for Christmas eve. All had a good time. The snow came after Christmas and so it is cold out now. Supposed to be in the twenties all wk. You would have loved it. LOL  I spent your birthday here alone and listened to some old records which brought back a lot of memories. God Bless and miss you. Love forever.

marvin. Happy 79th birthday . I don't know where the time has gone too?  You where in our thoughts and hearts at Christmas. We had afamily supper and most of the family was there. We did not have any snow this year for Christmas but it did snow on the 28th andice to go along with it. The children are growing up. quickly and along with that comes the sassy mouths and bavk talking,wish you whrehere to tone them down? Hope everythingis good rhere withGOD, as the world is not any better here. Happy New Years to you.  love and miss you, your mouthy daughter in law Sarah

Marvin, It is a beautiful fall day. I sit here watching the tree are just about to start changing colors soon. The family is fine. Wish you could be here to enjoy this day, but you can njoy it with you heanely family. Please watch over us eveeday. with you love. Miss you so much, but will see you someday again. Love to yoy Marvin, Your old lazt daught-in-law, Sarah

Just thinking about all the things you would like to know. Tom's wife Julie was diagnosed with Breast Cancer and had her first treatment on Thurs. She needs your prayers. I have not been the best it is getting harder to walk. My right foot hurts so bad all the time. I am afraid one of these days I will fall. But life goes on. Mike has opened a wood working shop he is making a lot of cutting boards , rolling pins and some furniture. He loves it as he can get out of the house . I hope he does well. Ken is still with me. He mows the lawn most of the time now. I try to do it on days when he doesn't beat me to it. LOL He is still working long hrs. Tom is still working at the same place. Tom, Ken and Tom's children went to White Tails in Freeport this wk. Kaden won a 22 I bet he is excited. Tom is worried about Julie which is natural. God be with him. Christine is still at the Stop n Go. She has been working long hrs. also. She has had a couple girls that are no call no shows so they will be out the door and she will be working long hrs. until they get someone hired. Her and Al found a home to rent in Oakley. Carla has the same prob. working hrs upon hrs. She is always busy. Carlene is slowly getting a little slower. Her arm is getting worse don't know if there will be any help for that or not. All the grandkids are doing fine except for Nicole she has that prob. with the brain fluid so she can use some help also. Gr. Grandkids are growing like weeds. Marcy just had a new little girl a few mon. back she is a cutie. Brent and his new wife are moving back to wi. from ca. He is happy as it is close to the Green Bay Packer field. You would know how that would feel. LOL Dan it still working in madison at Epic. he is doing fine. Deann has moved to Lanark with her boyfriend they are doing well. Amber is still doing answering service work. I don't see her much.But Mike says she is doing fine. Sarah got a clean bill of health from her cancer. That is good. There grandkids still live with them they are doing ok. They give mike and sarah some prob. at time but all kids do. Toms kids are big into sports They are doing well. Kens son Corey is doing good he is working full time now. Oh I forgot Alex he is in school at Juda now since they moved and he likes it there. Carlenes 2 girls are doing well. Becky and her husband just bought a new home near Juda they love it. Steph. lives in freeport with all of her children her oldest is now working at walmart. I planted the raised beds into tomato's , beets, peppers , cucumbers, zuchinni, and some squash. I just picked a quarter of a bushel of tomato's will have to can a few or freeze them. I made about 12 qts of pickles they turned out pretty good even if I do say so myself. It is becoming more and more like fall now. We got down into the forties last night. So, won't be long until the snow will come and the cold will come. Well Dear I have to do some cleaning as usual as the tv man is coming tomorrow so I have to clean our bedroom. I signed up for the Gift of Hope so my body will go to the same place that yours did to help others. Sending love to you from all of us. Everyone misses you. But we have to deal with whatever life hands us. There are times when the tears come as I get sick of looking at 4 walls and set and wish you were here to go someplace with me. Love sent.

Well yesterday it was 3 yrs. since you have been gone. I went to the dentist and decided I needed to clear my head so went for a long ride by myself. I left the dentist at 11:45 and didn't get home until 4pm. So, you know I made a few mi. I took a lot of the same side roads you would have enjoyed. Hills and beautiful scenery. Please pray for Nicole she has had a long enough siege of this illness. She is suffering a lot. She had a hard day yesterday. Her youngest one turned 1 on the 29th. All the rest of grandkids seem to be doing fine. Our daughter Carlene is having a lot of pain in shoulders and it hurts so bad she cries when the shower water hits her shoulder. Mike is happy with his new work shop. He felt bad as he had just taken some of your tools to his shop and then it burnt down. I told himso don't worry about it. His grandkids give him a hard time. Makes him and Sarah very nervous. Carla is working a lot of hrs. so they don't get home very often. Tom is still at the same job. He has other worries now. His wife Julie has been diagnosed with breast cancer she is having surgery the 5th of aug. So prayers are needed. Ken is working as hard as ever seems like the long long days will be soon ending. He leaves for his Canada trip on the 6th and prob. won't get home until the early hrs . on the 16th. His family is doing fine. Christine has moved to a diff. home. She is still working at Stop n Go. All of grandchildren are in good places except for Nicole. I have a friend that treats me with respect and we went to Ariz. and to Ca. to see my sister Phyllis. She is doing fine has a house full of children and grand children most of the time. My friend took Phyllis and I to a wonderful Chinese Restaurant in Ca. One Phyl andI will never forget. She said to tell you Hi. We then went out to Breakfast with Brent and Kelly that was very nice. You would be proud of me I think.!! I have lost 84 lbs. and trying to loose more. Well I have brought you up to date on everyone. God be with you. Love from your wife.

Well Hi Marvie, it's me Sarah remembering you and missing you. It doesn't seem like it has been 3 years today you decided not to take the helicopter ride but to get your angel wings and fly on your own. We miss you everyday. Mike thinks of you everyday when he works in his workshop that was just built this spring after a fire in Dec 2014. He lossed a lot of your tools but, maybe he just wasn't meant to use them? He has made some toys and train whistles, and even a bathroom cabinet for Deann.She is now engaged to a nice man named Raymond Hart, who just loves her to death. He has promised to take care of her for life. They make a good couple as he has the same likes as she does. Aly and Mielikki are going into 7th and 4th grade this year in school. I'm just as cranky as I was when you left us. Mike also made you a urn for you remain to go in and Edith's can be also have her remains put by yours in the box. Mike did a real nice job on it. Mike is fine and loves the new work shop, he has it set up really nice. miss you and think of you everyday. Amber is doing well also. love to you Sarah and family

Well Dear it is almost Christmas again: I was busy trying to clean this house and get ready for company and was getting tired so I sat down in the big chair . I could hear you saying quit worrying about the house if they don't like it they can help you clean. That was always what you said when I got in the cleaning mood for company. Well anyway I sat down in the big chair and all at once I heard this music and I wondered where it was coming from. I listened and it was the song that they played for us to dance to at Tom & Julies wedding. Do you remember it ? Look at us is the name of it. I sat there and finally figured out it was coming from our bedroom radio. How it got on I don't know but I think you were here and turned it on. I listened to the whole song and then went in and turned off the radio. But thank you for playing our song. Everyone of the children are going to be here except Carla & Mike also Brent and His wife Kelly. We prob. won't have a white Christmas they say but we will wait and see. I went down to feed the dogs tonight and the pen is all mud. So, you know it is not to cold yet. Well I am sending my love Dear will always miss you: Hope you are with all our loved ones Say Hello to them all for me and give them a big hug. Love you Dear:

hey dad it is almost christmas again and no snow. But no worries as it has been cold enough! Nicole has been having some doosy headaches and is having a hard time. I know they say god only gives you what you can handle but i think she has had her share. will be moving come spring so you will have to replant those resurection plants for me! I know they were moved this year so will have to give them another home. Not sure where we will end up but I know you will find us and look over everything. well god bless and love you

Good Morning Marvin: Well fall is here again and it is chilly this a.m. I have put off turning on the furnace to save on fuel. But had to give in today and turn it on for awhile. Seems I have a hard time getting warm anymore. I remember when you used to be that way. Molly is laying here on a blanket snoring. She too is getting older. I had her trimmed this fall as she was a mess. Her hair had gotten all matted from being in the creek so much. All our families seem to be doing good. You would be proud of Mike he has lost 40 lbs. and is doing some walking again. Give him all the help you can. I too lost 50 lb. but am stuck so I could use a kick in the but once in awhile as I am trying to loose more but just stay right where I am. I miss you and hope you are with the Lord. God Bless.

today it's been 2 years since you journey on the red road ended and the great spirt took you in so now you are with the father after walking with the mother for 75 years. while you were here with mother earth she showed you her ways now the father is showing his way i am sure you are learning his way with gusto because you lived like that here with the great mother . So rest in peace and know you are remembered by family and friends.

Hey Marvin, It's me your old pesky daughter-in- law Sarah, just wanted to say you are still missed and always will be until we meet in heaven if I make it that far. It does not seem like it has been 2 years already since you left us quickly, but God knew it was time to take you with no more suffering or pain. Mike and the children and great grand children miss you so much. They talk about you a lot, even Amber does. She and Edith finally settled their difference this past spring. Mielikki and Aly are getting excited for school to start on the 19th of Aug. You would be so proud of them as they both finished school in May with good grades. They both are growing so fast, Aly will be in 6th and Mielikki is going into 3rd. I wish you where here at times to settle Mielikki down, as I know you would straighten him out quickly.
Deann is doing well and working many, many hours, so is Amber,as for me I just sit around and do as I want.(nothing has changed with me). My health it is good, no problems just cranky all the time.
Saw Edith this morning and she is very lonely without you. She had breakfast with all of us and picked up some cardboard and said she was going home to take a nap. I worry about her, but she says things are going to be ok. 
Well I will let you back to your game of cards or whatever you where doing, just REMEMBER YOU ARE LOVED and missed dearly.
All our love to you. love your daughter-in law  Sarah

Dear Marvin: Well life has not been the same without you. Today you have been with God for 2 yrs. already. Time goes by fast. You now have 2 new gr. grandsons. Marcy had a little boy and so did Nicole. They both had a hard pregnancy. Your boys are all doing fine. Mike is doing therepy and he is walking alot more and it seems good to see him do that. Ken & Tom are still working long hrs. Ken will soon be going to canada. Your Grandson Brent is marrying Kelly on Aug. 23rd of this yr. Dan bought a home in Fitchburg so he is busy setting up his new home. The rest of the grandsons and gr. grandsons are fine.OO Your grandaughters and gr.grandaughters are all doing well. We are hoping Nicole gets some relieve now that she has had the baby. Your daughters are doing fine. Carla is as busy as ever. Christine is still working alot. Carlene seems to stay about the same. Molly is still here she is still walking in the creek and coming back stinky. Well Dear I know you are in a better place and I will be joining you soon the way I feel some days I hope sooner then later. Love to you from all of us. God be with you til we meet again.
Love Edith

Happy Birthday Marvin. Today you would have been 77years young. Missed you at Christmas and all the other holidays but know you are in a far better place, then here where all we hear is gas it high priced, hate taxes and you know all the rest. How about those packers yesterday! I KNEW IF RODGERS came back we at least had a chance to win. YOU had one of the best seats in the house. I hated the holidays this year(guess I'm getting old)? Hope all my cancer is gone by now as it will be a year on Jan7 since i found the lump. God is taking care of all of us one day at a time. Mielikki and Aly say Happy birthday and that they miss you everyday. I need you here to help make them behave as they get older they get mouthier and a pain in the butt but you gotta love them. Have a happy birthday and a happy new years. love to you from sarah,Mike, Aly, and Mielikki

Happy 'Birthday to our dear Husband, Father and Gr.Grandfather and Grandfather. You are truly missed by all. Still loved by all. God be with you now and forever. That is what Pastor Mike always used to say at the end of the service. He is no longer our pastor though.I know you are in a better place and no longer suffering but I am setting here with tears in my eyes and guess who came to me and put her head in my lap and gave me kisses. It was your dog Molly. She still misses you.. I didn't bake a cake but I bought your favorite snack a big jar of peanuts sets on our table..Must also tell you that the cardinal that we all think is you( back as a reminder to all of us) is pecking at the window. He has been here every since you passed. Remember when he came after Dad and Mom died" well he is here all the time. He follows me from room to room even gets me up in the morning . God be with you now and forever. Love from your wife.

Well Dear Christmas has come and gone I had a wonderful Day. Spent the morning with Ken and his grandchildren you would love them. Ken bought us a qtr. of beef now we have beef in freezer. After that I went to Tom & Julies and had a wonderful brunch and some very good conversation. I always enjoy talking to them. You know me I love to chat. I can hear you laughing at that now. Then I came home and made a batch of brownies and went to Mike & Sarahs for coffee and ham and whatever was left from dinner. Then some more conversation. Also spoke with Carla&Mike,Christine , and Carlene. Florence is home and just waiting to come to heaven there isn't anything more they can do. Well dear it is supper time Ken & I are going to have steaks from the new meat. Hope it is good. Wish you were here. Miss you and will always love you. From your wife Edith

I am setting here crying. Molly has her head on my lap. Got the news last night that Florence Carter isn't doing good. She may be joining you soon. Wonder who will be next? Seems like alot of our friends have died within the last yr. Maybe it will be me. I am thinking strongly about selling the place and moving to an apt. Ken has enough to do and I don't want him to feel he has to be here on account of me. I want him to have a life. Our christmas isn't until Jan. I don't even have our tree up. Neelah was here the other day and she and I were going to do it but Tom got a deer and she went with him . Everything is out n the living room but still in the box, Don't know if it will get put up or not. Well dear I must go and do something even if it is wrong and it usually is. Love you even though we had some bad times.

Well Xmas is right around the corner and it is snowing a little today! It is a pretty sight. Met a great guy and he Makes me feel different and alive again. I think you would like him!! He and Alex get along great. Nicole graduated from school and is going to be taking her boards soon. Give her a hand and help her get thru. Miss and love you

Good afternoon Mr. V. (I always called you that at times and you would laugh) I had a very good day yesterday. I had a Thanksgiving lunch with Sarah, Mike and Mieklikki . Had some very good food He made home made pumpkin muffins that were very good,We sat and talked and had a very good conversation. Then last eve. I went to Tom & Julies for Kayden's birthday party. Was just them and Julie's Mom. We had homemade Pizza and Julie's good choc. cake. Was very good to get out for the whole day and do something. Wish I could do it more but you know when you were here we had to watch what we spent and it is alot more watching it now. You would be amazed at how much gas it now. One can't go anyplace unless you have to. Ken has gone to town. I was going to ride along and get a few things but he said he was going to get his hair cut and do other shopping so I stayed home. The holiday season is here and we loved it when our kids were little and money was tight then but we managed. Thank God for Don & Florence Carter or we would have had it alot worse. Don & Florence are hanging in there . Don has copd and Florence is still battleing with her kidney. Well dear I miss you today and everyday. I see you setting in your chair and know that your presence is here. Thank you for that but I know you have a new home so if you want or need to you can go there. I will be lonesome but fine. I love you with all my heart. You had some hard times when you were here and you took alot of them too your grave. But God will help youl Love forever. Edith

Well it is the holidays and you always disliked this time of year.I can still hear your bah humbugs. It makes me laugh!! Alex and I are on our own and I could use a hug from my dad to know all will be well. Take care and keep the snow to a minimum for me!!! Love you always

Marvin, the great-grandchildren Mielikki and Aly talk about you more and more everyday. They ask why did great grandpa have to die? I tell them God had a new plan for you in life then to let you have suffer with pain. I try to let them know that you are with them everyday and that they can talk to you whenever they wish too. Aly misses your cuddles and Mielikki misses you hugs and teasing him. We all miss you everyday and hour but we know you are resting and watching the Packers and watching over all of us each day. Everytime Edith comes the always ask or say I wish great-grandpa was here!

Love and miss you love your daughter in law and great grand children

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Marvin it is not your kind of weather it is cold outside. I swear you are visiting us in the form of a red cardinal . That was your favorite bird. It comes and knocks on our windows. Especially when the grandkids are here or if I am having a bad day. Thank you for that. You know I miss you and will always love you. Hope you aren't hurting anymore. The way I feel I don't think it is going to be long before I join you. I am sure getting slower and looking older everyday. Deer season is open. Our son Tom is hunting but the rest aren't hunting. Michael would love to go but he hasn't had a chance to do so. Tom stopped by for breakfast this a.m. Ken didn't hunt as he is working all wk.end. They remember the good times they had when you were here and they all hunted together. Also wanted to let you know that Homer Ware passed away this wk. so you will prob. be having a visitor. God be with you with all my love.

"Native American Prayer"

I give you this one thought to keep -
I am with you still - I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints on snow,
I am the sunlight on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush,
I am the sweet uplifting rush,
of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft starts that shine at night.
Do not think of me as gone -
I am with you still in each new dawn.
Author: Native American Prayer

"Well dad it is Sunday and the packers are playing today I remember you hardly ever missed a packer game. I hope you got one of the best seats to watch them for eternity. You are missed by all of us here and grandkids talk about you always and have fond memories of time spent with them so love and hugs from all of us"

Well Marvin it is fall the leaves are starting to fall. Your favorite time of yr. to take a ride along the Mississippi. Wish you were here to do that today. We had a good rain last night. You don't know how much I miss you. Sometimes when I am not at home I have a question and I think well I will ask Marv when I get home. Then I think no he's gone. God Bless you. Please know you're missed

Marvin has been gone 9 mo.on apr.30th 2013. We had a cardinal that pecked on the window when my mom and dad passed. It is now back. It sets on the ledge and looks in and sings. It will do it until it is dark.Molly Marv's buddy is very lonesome.She won't eat until Ken comes home from work.We see tears in her eyes at times.The grandkids always go in and hug the box his ashes are in.

On the 30th of April 2013 Marvin was dead for 9 mo. already. It seems like an eternity. I still miss him. I see him setting in his chair and watching tv, Our dog Molly misses him alot. She has made Ken & Corey her replacements. When they come she is all excited and will eat her dog food but won't touch it when I am here alone. The cardinal is back and it pecks on the window.

Marvin was a father of 6 children. Michael, Carla,Carlene, Kenneth, Christine & Thomas. He also had 13 grandchildren & 13 gr. grandchildren. He called all the boys Buddy. He loved to visit when he felt good. I am glad we got to do traveling when we did.. His love of gardening and mowing our big lawn was his favorite thing to do. God Bless everyone that helped at the time of his death.

Marvin will be forever missed by his family.He wanted his body to go to help others so his body went to Gift of Hope. We got a letter back saying his eyes were used and his skin and other parts. God Bless whomever got them that is what he would have wanted.Must not forget his best friend Molly a golden retriever.She was always at his side.We will be buried togeher when I die in Orngvle Cem