Marlene Hoover

Marlene Marie Hoover, long time resident of Atlantic Iowa, entered into Glory on June 7, 2013 at Creighton Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of 71. She was born October 24, 1941 in Mead, Nebraska to Virgil Arvid and Loleta Marie Johnson Udd.
Marlene was united in marriage with Donald Ray Hoover on October 30, 1964. The couple pastored churches in Shelton, NE, St. Lawrence, SD, Gordon, NE and the Emmanuel Baptist Church in Atlantic, IA.
She graduated from high school at Essex, IA and received her degree at Grace Bible Institute in 1964 where she met her husband. Marlene taught private piano lessons for 50 years. She also enjoyed sewing, needlework, and helping at the church playing piano and organ, and also teaching children's Sunday school.
She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and a brother Rodney Arvid Udd.
Survivors are her children: Randall Scott Hoover (Peggy) of Papillion, NE; Janelle Dawn Hoover Buschman (Mark) of Perryton, TX; Deborah Marie Hoover Ried (Dwight) of Newell, IA; Wesley Jon Hoover (Tonna) of Atlantic, IA; one brother Stan Udd (Vi) from Missouri Valley, Missouri, two sisters Mary Ann Enns (Don) from Lincoln, NE, and Norma Brunner (Roy) from Beverly, MA. Also, thirteen grandchildren and four great-grandchildren;