Marvin Leonard Helsel, 80, passed away Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at
Kansas Veterans Home in Winfield. He was born on November 3, 1942, in
Pratt to Harry Delbert and Orpha (Leonard) Helsel. Marvin married Judy
(Branch) Helsel on July 29, 1972, in Pratt. They were married for 50
years.
Marvin graduated from Pratt High School in 1961. He
joined the United States Army and served during the Vietnam War. He
attended Pratt Community College and Southeastern Oklahoma State
University. He worked for Terminex for several years and then opened A1
Pest Control. In 1994, he and Judy opened Quality Laundry in Pratt and
operated it for 30 years. He was a member of Pratt Free Methodist Church
and Gideons. He was a volunteer for the American Red Cross. He enjoyed
hunting, fishing, working on cars, building things, walking, watching
his daily television shows and westerns, taking day trips, repairing and
maintaining household appliances, and loved being a husband, father and
Papa. He never complained about anything in life.
He is
survived by his wife, Judy; daughters, Christina Helsel and Mary (Tron
Kitson) Divine; grandchildren, Conrad Burns and Audrey Burns all of
Pratt; sister, Margorie (Allen) Long of St. John; and numerous nieces,
nephews and cousins.
Marvin is preceded in death by his
father, Harry Delbert Helsel; mother, Orpha Deselms; sister, Vera Alice
Scott; brother, William Richard Helsel; and son in-law, Robert Divine.
Visitation will be Monday, April 10, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
with family receiving friends from 5-7 at Larrison Mortuary, 300 Country
Club Road, Pratt. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday,
April 11, 2023, at Larrison Mortuary, Pratt with Carl Whitfield
presiding. Burial with military honors will follow at Iuka Cemetery,
Iuka.
Memorials may be made to Pratt Area Humane Society or Alzheimer Association in care of Larrison Mortuary.