Marlin D. 'Bill' Wolf, 86

Marlen D. "Bill" Wolf, 86, of Fremont died early Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013, at Bryan East Hospital in Lincoln.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Fremont. Visitation will be Tuesday from 2 to 8 p.m. at Ludvigsen Mortuary in Fremont with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Interment will be in St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery north of Arlington.

Marlen D. "Bill" Wolf was born September 30, 1926, at Arlington to William and Lydia (Hilgenkamp) Wolf.

He was baptized Oct. 10, 1926, and confirmed May 12, 1940, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church north of Arlington.

He attended St. Paul’s Lutheran School and the Brinkman School.

He served in the United States Army during the years of 1945 to 1947.

On December 7, 1947, he married Gretchen Stork at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. They made their home in Fremont where he was employed by Hormel for 34 years, beginning in 1950 and retiring in 1984.

In his retirement years, he worked for Enterprise Rent-A-Car. For several years, he was an associate with Ludvigsen Mortuary.

He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Fremont, where over the years he had served on many of the church committees including the building committee.

He is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Mary and Tim Krupich of Cartersville, Ga.; son and daughter-in-law, Mark and Karen Wolf of Highlands Ranch, Colo.; four grandchildren, Courtney and Cole Smith and Justin and Jacob Wolf; three step-grandchildren, Brandi, Travis, and Brittany Krupich; two step-great-grandchildren, Noah and Liam Krupich; two brothers and sister-in-law.

Delmer and Eleanor Wolf of Arlington and Dennis Wolf of Bennington; brother-in-law and spouse, Floyd and Phyllis Stork of Upland, Calif.; and dear friend, Violet Stork of Fremont.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Gretchen, on July 3, 2005.

Memorials may be directed to Lutheran Family Services and Trinity Lutheran School Endowment Fund.