Marilyn Louise (Mackey) Connell, 91, died on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024, at Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha, Neb. She was born March 1, 1933, to James Earl and Mabel (Trimble) Mackey in Hamburg. She was raised in Woodbine and graduated from Woodbine High School in 1951. Marilyn married Richard Lindahl on Sept. 19, 1953, in Omaha, Neb. To this union three children were born. The couple lived in Grand Island, Neb. where Marilyn sold Hammond Organs. She even played the organ on television. Marilyn then moved to Omaha and on Oct. 28, 1978, she married James Connell. The couple moved to Santa Teresa, N.M. for fourteen years. After James died Marilyn moved back to Omaha.
Marilyn loved to garden, sew and dance. She did a lot of volunteer work over the years. She was a great mom.
Marilyn was preceded in death by her parents; two husbands; and six siblings, James Mackey, Jr., Shirley Corbett, Donna Perse, Mabel Brummer, Carol Morrison and Janet Heig. She is survived by her three children, Richard ‘Rik’ Lindahl, Jr. of Dallas, Texas, Kimberly and her husband Leslie Kush of Colorado Springs, Colo. and Joi Gans of Las Vegas, Nev.; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends.
Fouts Funeral Home in Woodbine was in charge of arrangements. www.foutsfuneralhome.com
