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Nimrod Lutheran Church-
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28134 CR 26
Nimrod, MN 56477
1930
Marvin
2018
Marvin Griffith
January 4, 1930 — October 4, 2018
Marvin Griffith, 88 of Sebeka, MN died Thursday, October 4, 2018 at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND. Services for Marvin will be 11:00AM, Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at Nimrod Lutheran Church in Nimrod, MN, with Pastor Mark Hesse officiating. Visitation will be 4-7PM, Monday, October 8th at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples, MN. Interment will be at Wildwood Cemetery in Pillager, MN.
Marvin was born January 4, 1930 in Pillager, MN to Vernon and Irene (Rogers) Griffith. He was raised and educated in Pillager. Marvin served in the USAF for two years and then was drafted by the US Army, where he served for eight years. He married Jacqueline Larsen in 1960 in Monterey, CA. They lived in Fort Ord for four years, and then moved to Lincoln, MN and dairy farmed from 1965-1970. Marvin then worked as a carpenter for residential construction, later becoming the head carpenter at Cragun’s Resort. He retired in 1999. Marvin married Adeline Avelsgard in Motley, MN on May 23, 2001. He enjoyed ice fishing, playing cards; cribbage, pinochle, 500, deer hunting, and dancing.
Marvin is survived by his wife, Adeline; children, Alex (Sue) Griffith of Staples, MN, Augie (Todd) Kresge of Kunkletown, PA, Allen of Grand Rapids, MI; step children, Allan (Josie) Avelsgard of Sebeka, MN, Raymond (Cheryl) Avelsgard of Nimrod, MN, Mary Kay (Mike) Owen of Nimrod, MN; 16 grandchildren; 24 great grandchildren; three great-great grandchildren; brother, Vivien (Donna) Griffith of New York Mills, MN; sister, Charlotte Blank of Clinton, MO; several nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Vernon and Irene Griffith and brother, Duane. Services have been entrusted to Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples, MN.
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