Marilynn K. Free

November 24, 1943 - August 24, 2020

Marilynn Free, 76, of Kearney passed away Monday, August 24, 2020 at CHI Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, August 27, 2020 at the First United Methodist Church in Kearney with Pastor Melody Adams officiating. Interment will be at Rose Hill Cemetery in Hebron, NE. Memorials are suggested to the family for future designation. Condolences may be shared online at www.osrfh.com. Services are entrusted to O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral and Cremation Services. Marilynn Free was born November 24, 1943 in Fairbury, Nebraska to Henry and Viola (Krause) Free. She was raised in Gladstone, NE before moving to Hebron in the 8th grade. Marilynn attended Hebron High School, graduating with the class of 1961. Following graduation, she worked at Stewart’s Pharmacy and Central Market in Hebron. Marilynn later was elected as the Thayer County Clerk for 18 years. She moved to Kearney to be closer to her family, especially her grandchildren. Marilynn loved the time she shared with them, attending all their numerous activities. Marilynn was a lifelong member of Grace Lutheran Church in Hebron where she was active in many church committees and activities. After moving to Kearney, she attended and was a member of Kearney First United Methodist Church. Left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Denise Valentine and husband, John of Kearney; grandchildren, Trevor Woodward, Hannah Woodward, Levi Valentine and wife, Shelly and Sara Valentine; great grandchildren, Owen and Carson Valentine; brother, Dan Free and wife, Betty of York; brother-in-law, Jack Mumford of Fairmont, NE; as well as nieces, nephews and other extended family and friends. Marilynn was preceded in death by her parents; and sister, Carol Mumford.