Marilyn M. Patchen, 84, of Phillips, Nebraska passed away Sunday, February 23, 2025 in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Visitation will be held from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m., Monday, March 3, 2025 at Phillips Global Methodist Church in Phillips, Nebraska.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, March 3, 2025, at the church. Pastor Dave Mendyk will officiate the service.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are kindly suggested to the Phillips Volunteer Fire Department or the Phillips Global Methodist Church.

Marilyn Marie (Hansen) Patchen was born to Martin J. & Margaret (Youngson) Hansen on April 1, 1940, in Minden, Nebraska. She grew up to enjoy music and dance. She later attended business college and used that to find employment with the Overhead Door Company in Grand Island, Nebraska. Learning that a co-worker was about to be let go due to cutbacks, Marilyn retired, which allowed her co-worker to keep her job. That was the kind of person Marilyn was. A short time after retirement, Marilyn went to work at Sam's Club where she would greet people coming in or when they were leaving. Marilyn touched thousands of lives in her lifetime each time with a smile!

When not at work, Marilyn loved to work in her flowers and yard making them one of the most beautiful in the neighborhood. Marilyn was also an avid fisherman and would bait her own hook! She enjoyed going out on the boat with her husband, Dale, whom she was married to for 45 years.

Marilyn is survived by her three children, Dan Kuhlman, Dave & Marsha Kuhlman, Connie & Craig; two stepchildren, Deb Colburn and Darren Patchen; nine grandchildren and many great-grandchildren; one sister, Betty Jacobitz; one brother & sister-in-law, Roger & Marilyn Hansen.

She was preceded in death by her parents, brother Harold, and daughter, Nancy.

Condolences to the family and sharing of memories may be signed at www.livson.com . Livingston-Sondermann Funeral Home is entrusted with arrangements.