Marvin Charles Bauer, 89, of Normal Illinois and formerly of Urbana and Cissna Park passed away on February 10, 2020 at Heritage Health in Normal. He was born on October 13, 1930 in Cissna Park, the son of Charles G. and Barbara (Leman) Bauer and they preceded him in death.

He married Shirley Ann Schmitt on October 14, 1951 in Cissna Park and they celebrated 67 years of marriage. Shirley preceded him in death almost one year ago. He was also preceded in death by four brothers, Wesley, Arch, Loren and Sam and one sister, Arlene Moser.

Marvin and Shirley were blessed with four children, ten grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren who all survive him. Children are Russell (Colleen) Bauer of Bloomington IL, Rhonda (Leslie) Steiner of Davenport IA, Rosemary (David) Nevin of Cleveland MS, and Ryan Bauer (Kim) of Mansfield IL. Grandchildren are Brock (Kristen) Bauer, Jill (David) Stutzman, Jodi (Adam) Kimball, Travis (Caitlin) Steiner, Matthew Steiner, Lindsay Bauer, Lauren (Josh) Juchems, Brooke Bauer, Josh Bauer and Jared Bauer. Also surviving Marvin are one sister, Thelma (Lloyd) Frey of Remington IN and one brother, Don (Glo) Bauer of Tucson AZ.

Marvin was a farmer in Cissna Park for many years. During this time, he was also a PAG dealer, 4H leader, and Sunday School teacher. As he transitioned from retiring as a farmer, he was a Mac Tools distributor in Champaign-Urbana. He really enjoyed getting to know his Mac customers and won several awards for sales and customer service over the years. Marvin was an avid sports fan especially for the Cincinnati Reds and the Fighting Illini. He was a member of Christian Bible Church, Cissna Park and then Twin City Bible Church during their time in Champaign-Urbana. Marvin served in the United States Army during the Korean War and was discharged as Sergeant.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, February 14 at the Knapp Funeral Home, Cissna Park with visitation beginning at 9:30 a.m. Burial will be at the Cissna Park Cemetery. Military rites will be provided by the Cissna Park American Legion.

Memorials may be made to American Macular Degeneration Foundation.

The family would like to thank the staffs of Mercy Creek and Heritage Health Normal for the care and support of our dad over the last few months and years.