Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
IRONWOOD, Mich. - William "Bill" James Marvin, 63, closed the book on his time with us at home in Ironwood on Friday, Nov. 18, 2016.
Bill was born on April 29, 1953, in Superior, Wis., to Edward and Mildred Marvin. Bill graduated high school in Superior, class of 1971, and attended college at WITI for electronics. On June 30, 1984, Bill married the love of his life, Becky (VanDerSchaegen), in Montreal, Wis. In 1984, Bill, Becky and her 16-year old daughter, Andie, moved to Waseca, Minn., for a job opportunity in electronics with E.F. Johnson. After E.F. Johnson sold their company, Bill worked for Itron of Waseca and Burnsville until he retired and relocated to Ironwood.
Bill loved spending time with his grandchildren and cats. He also loved Coca-Cola, animals, pizza, pickles, burgers and the Green Bay Packers. He enjoyed many hobbies, including collecting old coins and stamps, metal detecting, astronomy, playing guitar, politics and fixing ham radios.
Bill is survived by his wife, Becky; step-daughter, Andie (Tim) Blowers, of Amboy, Minn .; grandchildren, James Dempski, of Waseca, Nikohl (Shawn) Bajula, of Waseca, and Nathan Blowers, of Blue Earth, Minn .; sisters Carole (Gary) Smith, of Kelseyville, Calif., and Delores (Rob) Zaro, of Vacaville, Calif .; and one brother, Ed (Laurel) Marvin, of Superior.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, George.
A celebration of life is to be held at a later date, with more information to follow.
His humor and kind heart will be deeply missed by many.
Range Funeral Service and Crematory, Ketola-Burla Funeral Home of Ironwood, is assisting the family with arrangements. To send online condolences, visit rangefuneralservices.com.
