Marvin Carl "Slick" Nibbe, 93 of Dickinson, ND formerly of Scranton, ND died on April 30, 2011 at the St. Luke's Home in Dickinson, ND.
Funeral Services for Slick will be at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at the Peace Lutheran Church in Scranton. Pastor Mary Peterson will officiate. Burial will be held in the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery near Mandan, ND on Thursday, May 5, 2011 beginning at 1:00 p.m. C.S.T. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Krebsbach and Kulseth Funeral Home Chapel.
Marvin Carl Nibbe was born to John and Mary (Nunemacher) Nibbe in Scranton, ND on March 22, 1918. In August of 1939, Slick joined the United States Navy and spent time in the areas of Hawaii, New Zealand, and Australia. During combat, his time was spent in the Pacific Islands. He later was in the Atlantic and also spent time in Trinidad, South America, Iceland and New Foundland. He was honorably discharged in the fall of 1944. After the service, he worked in California for a year and a half for Technicolor. Upon returning to North Dakota, he attended Bottineau School of Forestry. He worked at the Knife River Coal Mine until his retirement in 1982. He enjoyed fishing and hunting, and spent many days with friends enjoying these activities. He worked in the garden and yard and kept them always looking very neat.
He was a member, was baptized, confirmed and married at the Scranton Peace Lutheran Church. He was a life member of the Scranton American Legion, was Secretary/Treasurer for the Scranton Fire Department for many years, belonged to the Community Club, Senior Citizens, and other organizations in Scranton.
Marvin married Leola Sipma in 1964 and resided in Scranton. After Leola passed away in 1996, Marvin moved to Bismarck, ND to live with Lewis and LaVon Getz. Marvin enjoyed many trips and cruises with the family and also enjoyed the many motor coach tours he took with LaVon and Lewis. They moved to Dickinson, ND in April of 2006. Marvin went into the Southwest Healthcare Center in Bowman, ND in September of 2008 and in March of 2009, he moved into St. Luke's Nursing Home in Dickinson, ND to be closer to family. Grandpa enjoyed Shelby, Mitch and Kobe, the puppies who came almost every day to visit him and other residents in the home.
He was preceded in death by his wife, parents, infant brother, step-son, Andrew Jensen, great-grandson, Matthew Allen Kovash, sister-in-law, Olive Nibbe and niece, Sharon Pierce.
He will be deeply missed and leaves to mourn his passing to his family, Lewis and LaVon Getz of Dickinson, ND, Ronald and Patricia Moe of Grand Forks, ND; daughter-in-law, Kay Luken of Council Bluffs, IA; brother, Raymond Nibbe of Bismarck and seven grandchildren, Michael (Ellen) Getz, Michelle (Keith) Kovash, Jeffrey (Nicole) Haag, Susan (Sean)Theisen, Thomas Haag, Jeffrey (Mary) Jensen and Debra (Jerry) Coleman, and eleven great grandchildren along with many nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of friends.
Krebsbach and Kulseth Funeral Services of Bowman in charge of the arrangements.