Marlene Joyce Gates Houtwed was born Oct. 21, 1931, in Milford, Nebraska, to Mildred Arwine. She was adopted by Dale and Ruth Gates in January 1932. She attended school in Fairbury and graduated from high school in 1949. She then attended Fairbury Junior College and graduated in 1951. She was Fairbury queen in high school and prom queen in college.
She liked to sing and did solo and group singing. She also sang with the Wayne Elgert dance band. She was a member of the First Christian Church since she was baptized at 11 years old.
After college, Marlene taught school in Ruskin, Nebraska, where...
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