Marvin Clifford Boesen was born in Murphy, Nebraska on March 21, 1927 to Harry and Mildred Boesen. He was the first born of identical twin boys. His twin brother Marcus, who was long time dean at Black Hills State College in Spearfish, South Dakota died at 59.

Marvin was preceded in death by brothers Marcus, Clarke, and Curtis and sisters Mary Jane and Gretchen. He is survived by his youngest sibling, his brother Kelly (New Braunfels, TX).

When in high school, Marvin enlisted in the Navy to serve in World War II and was a gunner on the battle cruiser U.S.S. Alaska, in the South China Sea.  He graduated from Hastings College with post-graduate studies at the University of Nebraska and Colorado State University. At Hastings, he majored in English with a minor in Physical Education. He taught English and coached for 25 years, including several state champion teams and individuals. Along the way he was also a counselor and superintendent. While coaching and teaching in Rapid City, South Dakota, he worked as a seasonal ranger at Mount Rushmore. In 1970 he leveraged his doctoral work and become a school psychologist and moved to North Platte where he worked for Educational Service Unit #16 for 20 years.

Marvin married his wife of 70 years, Marjorie, in 1953 and raised three sons: Michael (Fort Collins, Colorado), Mark (Rockford, Illinois), and Monte (Malcolm, Nebraska).

He was an avid outdoorsman. He loved to fish, hunt, hike, camp, and play golf. He fished from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. Two of his favorite fishing places were in the Black Hills, casting for trout in Sylvan Lake or Deerfield Reservoir. Much of his golf was played at Lake Maloney Golf Club in North Platte where there is a stone bench in his honor by the first tee. He was particularly fond of his chocolate Labrador retriever, Maxi. He spent many hours training her for field trials.  In retirement, Marvin and Marjorie wintered in Rockport, TX where he fished, played golf, and enjoyed the friendship of fellow snow birds. At home, he was a voracious reader of mysteries and historical nonfiction.

From Marvin: "Weep not for me. I have spent my allotted time on this orb. It's time to move on. I've heard you can't take it with you, but I'm taking memories with me . . . of a loving wife and our three boys, and the things they've said and done over the many years of growth and development."

Marvin is survived by his wife, three sons, grandchildren: Christopher (Tomball, Texas) and Matthew (Cypress,Texas), Michelle (Mito, Japan) and Mark Jr. (Gurnee, Illinois), Heather Lovejoy (Roscoe, Illinois), Andrea Featherston (Roscoe, Illinois), John (Malcolm, Nebraska), Kyler (Pingree Grove, Illinois); and great grandchildren:

Brooke and Beau (Tomball, Texas), and many nieces and nephews.

Inurnment will be at Loup Fork Cemetery in Boelus, Nebraska with many generations of his paternal ancestors.

The family would like to express gratitude for the care he received at Linden Court for the final years of his life.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for both Marjorie and Marvin at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, August 2, 2024 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in North Platte, with Father Vidya Sagar Arikotla as celebrant.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to:  Educational Service Unit #16 Endowment Mid-Nebraska Community Foundation 121 N Dewey St. #112 North Platte, Ne. 69101.

Carpenter Memorial Chapel, which has been entrusted with the arrangements.