Marianne Mae Bull

*****VISITATION FOR SUNDAY FOR MARIANNE HAS BEEN CANCELLED***** THE SERVICE WILL BE HELD MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 2024 AT 11:00 AM AT ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH YUTAN. BURIAL WILL BE AT A LATER TIME Marianne Mae (Mumm) Bull was born on January 15, 1929 to Otto and Rose (Thomas) Mumm. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Yutan and remained a devoted member throughout her life. She grew up on the Mumm family farm south of Yutan and attended District 8 one-room school, then Yutan High School, graduating in 1945 at age 16. She then moved to Omaha to work at Mutual of Omaha until her marriage to Ervin Bull of Elkhorn on September 4, 1948. They farmed on the north edge of Yutan and their family grew with the birth of four daughters: Connie, Nancy, Debra and Theresa. Marianne was incredibly hard working in her meticulous way, keeping an impeccable house, sewing many of the girls’ clothes, maintaining a large garden then canning and freezing its produce. She was also a valuable partner on the farm, joining Ervin and the daughters walking beans and when needed, milking cows, among countless other tasks. At St. John’s, she taught Sunday School, served on church council, Altar Guild and was a member of Priscilla Bible Study Circle. She was an active member of the Legion Auxiliary for 65 years. In 1967, she began working at Guarantee Mutual Life Insurance Company in Omaha, carpooling with coworkers and making lifelong friends with a special group of fellow workers. She retired after 21 years in 1988. Retiring gave Marianne the chance to work on a variety of handiwork projects: many, many quilts for Lutheran World relief, crocheted, knitted and embroidered items given as gifts or donated to the church for its cookie affair. In other words, her hands were always busy. Her grandchildren were thrilled to get a denim quilt for high school graduation and looked forward to her intricately decorated Santa cookies at Christmastime. Marianne cherished time with her grandchildren and was delighted by their clamoring for her thin, crispy (from bacon grease) sweet milk pancakes, served with homemade maple syrup. Marianne was quiet, never wanting to be the center of attention, a counterpoint to gregarious Ervin. Together, they enjoyed many types of sporting events. They followed Yutan High School sports faithfully, being honored as Fans of the Year, and attended hundreds of their grandchildren’s activities. The family was surprised when she requested an iPad for Christmas and proud of her as she learned to navigate Facebook and FaceTime; she continued to follow Yutan sports remotely with it. When she was stymied by a particular crocheting pattern, she learned how to do it by watching YouTube videos. Marianne was the first member of St. John’s to be honored in a “Member Spotlight” on her 93rd birthday. She was declared to be the “First Lady of St. John’s” due to her countless contributions to her beloved church. Marianne passed away Thursday, January 4, 2023 at Nye Pointe in Fremont at the age of 94 years. She was preceded in death by her parents Otto and Rose, her husband of 69 years Ervin, her brother Marvin Mumm, and sister Marlene Peetz. She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law Connie and Tim Talbott of Columbus, Nancy and Stan Meyer of Geneva, Debra and Jim Schmidt and Theresa and Bill Johnson, all of Lincoln; 12 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, sister Sally Grebe of Omaha. Visitation will be Sunday, January 14, 2024, from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Reichmuth Funeral Home in Yutan, with family attending from 4:00-6:00 pm. The funeral service will be held Monday, January 15th at 10:00 a.m. at St John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Yutan. Internment at Hollst Lawn Cemetery, followed by lunch at the Yutan Veteran’s Country Club. Memorials are directed to St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, and Yutan Fire and Rescue Squads

Marianne Mae Bull

January 15, 1929 - January 4, 2024