Funeral Services for Marlene Waller, age 87, of Chambers will be at 10:00 am Friday, December 10, 2021 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Chambers with burial to follow in the Chambers Cemetery. Rev. Leif Hasskarl will be officiating. Visitation will be from 5-7 pm Thursday, December 9, 2021 at Biglin's Mortuary in O'Neill with a 7 pm prayer service. Marlene passed away on Thursday, December 2, 2021 at Heritage at Fountain Point Assisted Living in Norfolk. Memorials may be directed to Marlene's family for future designation. Arrangements are entrusted to Biglin's Mortuary in O'Neill.

Marlene Lois Lehman was born November 30, 1934 on a farm in Stanton County, NE to Martin and Inez (Napier) Lehman. She was baptized at St. John's Lutheran Church in Stanton, Nebraska on December 30, 1934.

Marlene attended country school at District #21 and in 5th grade, she went to St. John's Parochial School in Stanton. She was confirmed at St. John's on May 15, 1949 and graduated from High School at Stanton in 1953. After graduation, she worked in Omaha during the summer and then attended Norfolk Junior College in Norfolk. She was later employed at Consumer Public Power District.

On October 1, 1955, Marlene married Larry Bruce Waller at St. John's Lutheran Church in Stanton, Nebraska. In May of 1958, they moved to a ranch between Chambers and Ewing, Nebraska. The couple was blessed with four children: Wenonah, Rhonda, Layne, and Marshall.

Marlene was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Chambers. She was previously a Sunday School teacher and the Secretary and Treasurer. Marlene had a passion for genealogy of her and Larry's families.

Marlene is survived by her children, Wenonah (Rod) Landers of Weldon Spring, MO, Rhonda Waller of Lincoln, NE, Layne (Tracie) Waller of Ewing, NE, and Marshall (Kathy) Waller of Clearwater, NE; 11 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

Marlene is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Larry in early 2021; and sisters, Leona Shurtleff, and Helen Johnson.