Marvin Burdette Meyer

Marvin Burdette Meyer was born August 1st, 1933 near Norman, NE to Carl and Mildred Meyer. He was the 3rd of 7 children raised on the Meyer homestead. He attended elementary school in a one room school house before finishing up his early education in Minden and graduating from Minden High School in 1950. After high school, Marvin attended Kearney State College for 2 years before entering dental school at the University of NE in 1952. Marvin graduated from dental school in 1956 and spent his early profession as a dentist for the US Air Force. He was stationed in Harlingen, TX, Marianna FL and Kinston, NC before returning to Minden to set up his dental practice. Marvin ended his military service with the rank of Captain. Marvin passed away at the age of 91 on March 29, 2025 after a long and rich life. Marvin married his high school sweetheart, Sonja Grill, on Dec. 29th, 1953. Together they raised 4 children in Minden, NE. Marvin is preceded in death by his wife, Sonja, his son David Keith, and his great-granddaughter Penelope. Marvin is survived by children Brian Meyer, Brent (Dawn) Meyer, Heidi (Wade) Harper, Holli (Michael) Giebler, brother Russel (Karen) Meyer, sister Eleanor (Phil) Etzelmiller and sister Linda (Ralph) Layton. Marvin is also survived by eleven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Marvin’s dental career spanned 40+ years during which time he also enjoyed many enriching activities including bowling league, trap shooting, golfing and bird hunting with his nephews and friends. Marvin had a zest for life and was able to enjoy many horse pack trips into the San Juan mountains in Colorado where he enjoyed playing cowboy with his friends, his brother and his kids. Marvin was a caring and loyal friend to many and a loving and caring father. His love of life and adventure will long be remembered. He will be dearly missed. If folks wish to send memorial donations online, please direct them to the American Cancer Society. If you need it, the link to memorial donations on the ACS website is: https://donate.cancer.org/?campaign=honormemorialmedia&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaignid=21603275924&utm_adgroupid=169792393161&utm_keyword=american%20cancer%20society%20donation&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD2heecW51gA-4KUknIUcB5PI_QXS&gclid=Cj0KCQjwzYLABhD4ARIsALySuCRRqrL1CeI38HFb8NvOOaOY-UrpT-R92VGn2B7QUfxnps7OMTJKmjwaAghMEALw_wcB

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Marvin Burdette Meyer

August 1, 1933 - March 29, 2025