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Marvel Ronald Land

Birth	:	27 Dec 1921 Hamilton County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	10 Jan 2012 Aurora, Hamilton County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Aurora Cemetery, Aurora, Hamilton County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.8843994, -97.9997025
Description	:	Marvel Ronald Land was born Dec. 27, 1921, to Harvey and Lulu (Strawn) Land. Marvel was the second eldest of four children that were born to this union. Marvel, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, at the Memorial Hospital. When Marvel was a young boy, his parents moved from northern Hamilton County, to homestead in the sand hills near Rose, Neb. Marvel was educated in the ranch home, as one room of the home was used as a public school house, and then in the winters they moved to Taylor where he went to school. Times were financially difficult prior to WWII,... Read More	Marvel Ronald Land was born Dec. 27, 1921, to Harvey and Lulu (Strawn) Land. Marvel was the second eldest of four children that were born to this union. Marvel, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, at the Memorial Hospital. When Marvel was a young boy, his parents moved from northern Hamilton County, to homestead in the sand hills near Rose, Neb. Marvel was educated in the ranch home, as one room of the home was used as a public school house, and then in the winters they moved to Taylor where he went to school. Times were financially difficult prior to WWII, so Marvel went out to the Brighton, Colo., area to work in the sugar beet fields, and it was there that he was drafted into the Army. His orders for induction were issued in August 1942. He went to the Headquarters 316th Medical Battalion at Camp Adair, Ore., for basic training. Marvel was a medic, truck driver, and jack of all trades in his military duties. He served in the following battles and campaigns: GO 33 WD 45, Rome-Arno, North Apennines and PO Valley. He had many good conduct and sharp shooter medals. Marvel received his honorable discharge from the Separation Center in Fort Leavenworth, Kan., in November 1945. Marvel was extremely proud of his service to his country. On Dec. 3, 1945, he married Betty L. Grigsby of Aurora, in Smith Center, Kan. They both worked out and started residing and farming southwest of Marquette, Neb., on the Jack Hartnell farm. They had two children, Dennis and Mary while living on this farm. In the spring of 1952, they had the opportunity to move and begin farming the Harold Stark Farm located just five miles north of Aurora. Marvel also began farming the Kay Gerloff farm a few years later. Along with farming, Marvel also raised Hereford cattle. He enjoyed selling his calves and cows at the Burwell Livestock Market. He enjoyed riding his paint horse "Mick" to check his cows. In his younger years of farming, he was always making extra money by trucking the neighbor's hogs or cows to Omaha, or hauling corn for someone. Marvel lost his left eye to an accident while building fence in 1958. It took him a while to adapt to just one eye, but after he did, his farm/crop rows and fence lines were as straight as they could be. He insisted on the irrigation pipe to be perfectly straight, as he was the king of irrigating. He loved to irrigate his crops. He was also a master of knowing how to move buildings, gutting and rebuilding buildings for new uses. Marvel retired from farming in 1998 due to a heart attack. He turned all the barn yards into sweet corn and potato gardens, and enjoyed selling his produce at the farmers market in Aurora and also right on the farm. Marvel had some tough health situations the last 10 years, and with his daughter's help, he came through West Nile, serious double pneumonia, bladder cancer and a couple falls at home. Marvel recently celebrated his 90th birthday on Dec. 27. He had a grand event with many friends and family joining him for his party, and others remembering him with birthday cards. Preceding him in death, were his parents, his brother, Charlie, and his sisters, Mildred and Marjean, and his son, Dennis. Those left to cherish Marvel's memory is his wife, Betty of Aurora; his daughter, Mary Land and her husband, Charley F. Moore, of southwest Hamilton County; five grandchildren (of Dennis's) Janet Miller of Firth, Heather Telford of Scottsbluff, Derick Land of Aurora, Dustin Land of Lincoln, and Destiny Land of Aurora; four great-grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends. Burial was in the Aurora Cemetery, Aurora, NE. Published in The Grand Island Independent on January 11, 2012

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Marvel Ronald Land's memorial is located at: Aurora Cemetery, Aurora, Hamilton County, USA.
When did Marvel Ronald Land death?
Marvel Ronald Land death on 10 Jan 2012 in Aurora, Hamilton County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 40.8843994
Longitude: -97.9997025

Family Members:

Parent

Harvey George Land

(1890 - 1952)

Lulu Viola Strawn Land

(1900 - 1958)

Spouse

Betty Lou Grigsby Land

(1925 - 2012)

Siblings

Arthur Elias Land

(1892 - 1955)

Mildred Maureen Land Arrestouilh

(1918 - 2004)

Charles Cameron Land

(1923 - 1977)

Margean Catherine Land Smith

(1928 - 1968)

Children

Dennis Lee Land

(1949 - 2007)

Mary E. Land

(1952 - 2017)

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Nearby Cemetories:

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Coordinate: 40.8843994, -97.9997025

2. Catholic Cemetery
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8. Pleasant View Mennonite Cemetery
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13. Monroe Evangelical Free Church Cemetery
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15. Beaver Valley Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.8563440, -97.8570700

16. Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.9154910, -97.8477940

17. Saint Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.9995000, -97.9393610

18. George Western Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.0181900, -97.9888900

19. Seaton Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.7569008, -98.0871964

20. Mennonite Brethren Cemetery
Hamilton County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8139000, -97.8274994

21. Franklin Cemetery
Hamilton County, USA
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22. Saint Josephs Cemetery
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23. Giltner Cemetery
Giltner, Hamilton County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7717018, -98.1408005

24. Plainfield Cemetery
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