Marvin J. Boss, 86, of Delavan passed away on April 12, 2019, at Mercy Hospital in Janesville.
He was born in Lafayette Township, on May 28, 1932, to Frederick and Lucile (Mayhew) Boss. Marvin was united in marriage to Jeannette Graves on Nov. 30, 1950, at the Brick Church in Walworth. He worked for many years as an operating engineer at B.R. Amon & Sons.
Marvin is survived by his wife of 68 years, Jeannette; two sons, Daniel (Cindy) Boss, of Delavan, and Timothy (Sarah) Boss, of Elkhorn; grandchildren, Craig, Andrew, Chris, and Courtney; great grandson, Cooper Boss; step-grandson, Zachery Warner; step-granddaughter, Kaylee Mowery; a daughter-in-law, Kathy Boss, of Delavan; two brothers, Richard (Sandy) Boss, of Delavan, and Kenneth (Sandy) Boss, of Burlington.
He is preceded in death by a son, Wayne Boss; a daughter, Marion Boss; his parents; two sisters, Ruth and Leah; seven brothers, Glenn, Clarence, Milton, Donald, Jim, Eugene and Lawrence.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, at Delavan United Methodist Church, 213 S. 2nd St. in Delavan. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, at Monroe Funeral Home, 604 E. Walworth Ave. and an hour prior to the service on Thursday at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be directed to Delavan United Methodist Church.
