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Marvin Gene Bachman

1962 - 2010

Klemme, IA - Marvin G. Bachman, 47, of Klemme, died Saturday (Feb. 13, 2010) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient, Mason City, surrounded by his family, following a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010, at the Klemme United Methodist Church, Klemme, with the Rev. Paddy Druhl, officiating. Burial will be in the Ell Township Cemetery, Klemme. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, at the Andrews Funeral Home, 528 E. Main St., Klemme, and continue one hour prior to the services on Thursday at the church. Those wishing to express their sympathies through a memorial in Marvin's name may wish to direct them to the family or the donor's choice.

Marvin Gene Bachman, the son of Eugene and Janice (Swanson) Bachman, was born on July 14, 1962, at Belmond. He attended and graduated from Klemme High School with the Class of 1980, and later went on to attend North Iowa Technical College in Sheldon, where he studied automotive related subjects. As a young man, Marv was active in various extra-curricular activities including, baseball, basketball, and was an excellent football player.

Marv was a farmer throughout his entire life, with the Bachman family farms. He loved the farming profession and working the land. As the years went by he continued this loved profession and expanded his ambitions into the trucking industry.

Marvin was united in marriage to Carrie Sorenson on July 13, 2002. Following their marriage, the couple expanded the trucking operations and started Riverview Farms and Trucking which they have owned and operated since they were married. The two loved to travel the countryside along with their other drivers who worked for them. Marv had a great passion for the outdoors and looked forward to any opportunity to going a fishing excursion to Canada, Mille Lacs Lake, Leech Lake, or a more regional outing to Clear Lake.

He also enjoyed pursuing his passion and the camaraderie of family and friends while hunting pheasants, deer, coyotes, and various other game the woods and uplands might bring. Marvin was a single father for many years prior to marrying Carrie and relished this role and the challenges and rewards that it brought in caring for the needs of his children. He enjoyed taking them and the grandkids on mini bike, four wheeler, truck, and tractor rides. Marv also enjoyed being a grandfather and was looking forward to a granddaughter's expected arrival in May of this year. Marv and Carrie enjoyed the freedom Harley riding road trips and socializing with friends and family.

Those who knew Marv will remember him as a "good friend" and soft-hearted man who would do almost anything for anyone and was a very hard worker. He loved to visit and enjoyed good times with family and friends. Marvin looked forward to summer afternoons spent on the waters of Clear Lake near Farmer's Beach. Marv also enjoyed the companionship of their dogs, Sparky and Sadie. He enjoyed classic rock music and was a fan of Tony Stewart and Nascar racing in general. In recent years, Marvin had became a member of the Klemme Volunteer Fire Department and had always liked to give of himself to the Klemme Community where he had lived his entire life.

Marvin's memory will live on in the lives and hearts of his surviving wife and partner, Carrie Bachman, P.O. Box 258, Klemme, IA, 50449; his children; son, Chris Bachman and Fiancée Tera, of Klemme; daughter, Dani (Nick) Neubauer, of Hampton; sons, Chandler (Chelsvig) Bachman and Jameson (Chelsvig) Bachman, both of Belmond; grandchildren, Christian Bachman, of Klemme, and Libby Smith, of Hampton; his parents, Eugene and Janice Bachman, of Clear Lake; his mother-in-law, Barb Gremmer, of Meservey, and father-in-law, Keith Sorenson, of Britt; cousins, extended family and friends, and his beloved companions, Sadie and Sparky.

He was preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents, and his uncle, Albert Swanson. Andrews Funeral Home.


source: Mason City Globe Gazette, 16 Feb 2010

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