Marion Knoell Obituary

Rev. Marion Knoell

September 16, 1934 - January 21, 2025

Rev. Marion H. Knoell, 90 of Fremont, NE, passed away Tuesday. January 21, 2025, at Dunklau Gardens, in Fremont. He was born September 16, 1934, in Omaha to Harvey and Shirley (Elliott) Knoell.

Marion grew up in Fremont and graduated from Fremont Senior High School, Westmar College in Le Mars, IA, and St. Paul School of Theology in KC, MO. Marion married Janet Marks on June 5, 1956 in Winslow, NE. He began his Methodist Ministry at Bartlett and Erickson, NE and served churches In Denison, KS, Wilbur and Claytonia, Grant, Madrid, Superior, Tekamah, Decatur, O'Neill and Inman all in NE. After retirement, he served as Chaplain at Nebraska Methodist Hospital, in Omaha from 1997-2019. He and Janet have lived in Fremont, since 1997.

He was a member of First United Methodist Church and Calvary United Methodist Church, in Fremont.

Marion was preceded in death by his parents; infant sister, Estelle Knoell; and brother, Alfred Knoell.

Survived by wife, Janet, of Fremont; daughters: Becky (Bruce) Aurand, of Hastings, MN, and Karen (Del) Stallwood, of Elkhorn, NE; sons: Kevin (Jennifer) Knoell, of Superior, NE, and Brian Knoell, of Falun, KS; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Funeral will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 25, 2025, at Calvary United Methodist Church in Fremont. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m., Friday at Moser's in Fremont. Burial will follow the service at Memorial Cemetery in Fremont.

Memorials are suggested to Calvary United Methodist Church of First United Methodist Church both in Fremont. Online condolences may be left at www.mosermemorialchapels.com.

Moser Memorial Chape; 2170 N. Somers Ave. Fremont, NE 68025; 402-721-4490.