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Marvin Rounkles
October 4, 1943 – May 27, 2019
Marvin Leroy Rounkles, 75
of
of
Swansea, Illinois,
passed away on
May 27, 2019,
at
Kindred-St Anthony’s
Hospital in St Louis, Missouri.
A celebration of Marvin’s life will take place
Sunday June 2
at
Lake View Memorial Gardens,
5000 North Illinois Street,
Fairview Heights, IL 62208. Visitation
will be
from 10 am – 12 pm on Sunday June
2
with a Memorial Service to follow shortly after Visitation. Burial with
Military Honors will take place on Monday
June 3 at 10:00 am,
also at Lake View
Memorial Gardens.
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Marvin was born October 4, 1943 in Russell County Kansas to
Elsie Vera Rounkles (Killian) and Chester Leroy Rounkles. Marvin grew up on a
farm in Paradise, Kansas where he had many adventures. He graduated Paradise
High School in 1961. He continued his education by studying Accounting at Fort
Hays State University in Hays, Kansas and Graduate with a Bachelor of Science in
1965. In May of 1965 Marvin married Anita Joyce (Evans). Together they had three
children Ryan Kendall (1968), Ross Christopher (1971) and Rachelle Kimberly
(1976). Marvin served in the Air Force and then the Civil Service working many
years at Scott Air Force Base in Belleville Illinois. In 1979, Marvin received
an MBA from Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville Illinois. After he
received his MBA he was an Adjunct Professor in the evening for McKendree
University and Parks College.
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Marvin was preceded in death by his parents
Chester Leroy Rounkles and Elsie Vera Rounkles and sisters Janice Elaine
Rounkles and Joyce Ellen Mello.
He is survived by sisters Lois Jean Bonar and
Penelope (Penny) Fern Loker,
his children Ryan Kendall Rounkles (wife Maureen
Ann Fisher), Ross Christopher Rounkles (wife Autumn Breanne Gatewood) and
Rachelle Kimberly Klomps,
his grandchildren Dylan Klomps, Kira Rounkles, Tessa
Gatewood Rounkles, Maya Rounkles, McKenna Gatewood-Rounkles, Braelyn Rounkles,
Landon Rounkles and Tobias Rounkles.
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Marvin coached his kids and grandchildren
in basketball, baseball and soccer. Grandchildren.
Marvin enjoyed coin collecting, watching movies, and all sports especially the Denver Broncos and the St Louis Cardinals. But nothing will compare to his love of simply playing with his grandchildren.
Marvin enjoyed coin collecting, watching movies, and all sports especially the Denver Broncos and the St Louis Cardinals. But nothing will compare to his love of simply playing with his grandchildren.
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