Marvin Hueftle

January 27, 1933 - June 30, 2020

Marvin Hueftle, age 87 of Elkhorn, died on Tuesday, June 30, 2020, at his home in Elkhorn with his family at his side. He was preceded in death by his infant daughter, Sheryl Hueftle; parents Arthur and Helen Keller Hueftle, granddaughter, Lauren Johnson; and sisters, Lois Reiker and Arlene Ostendorf. Marvin is survived by his wife, Patricia of Elkhorn; daughters, Kristine (Rod) Walker of North Platte, Patricia Sue (Jim) Sherman of Montpelier, ID, Jill (Jon) Johnson of Lincoln, Jennifer (Mark) Kerns of Omaha; 11 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and his brother, Alan Hueftle of Eustis, NE. Marvin and Patricia were married on August 24, 1953, on his first leave after basic training. After leaving the military as an Army Infantry Corporal, he returned to Eustis, Nebraska to farm and ranch. His career in agriculture later took him to Wellfleet, Nebraska, and then Boys Town where he worked with youth on the farm, including an equestrian program for children with special needs. Marvin was a leader in life and in service to others. He was a 4-H leader for 23 years with his children and later used his experience with the youth at Boys Town. He was a member of the Frontier and Lincoln County Fair boards, Maywood Co-op, and Saint John’s Lutheran Church Council. Marvin taught many people the joy of hard work.