Marion passed away on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025, at Arbor Care Centers in Neligh. Stonacek Memorial Chapel in Pierce is in charge of the arrangements.

Marion was born July 11, 1940, in Pierce to Otto and Kathryn (Hall) Wanke. She graduated from Osmond

High School in 1958. After high school she worked at Reed's Accounting in Osmond. On May 31, 1960, she married Lawrence Polt at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Osmond. The couple farmed near Pierce until the mid-1980s and raised six children. In addition, they started Grandma Polt's Canned Beef using an old family recipe and established sanctioned kiddie pedal tractor pulls at the local, state, national and international levels. She also worked at Mosaic in Norfolk for 12 years assisting special needs adults, retiring at age 70. Marion was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She liked to cook and never let anyone go away hungry. Her chokecherry jelly and cinnamon rolls were family favorites. She found a special joy in teaching her younger generations their way around the kitchen. Her greatest love was being surrounded by family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Survivors include children Kathryn (Rolando Lozano) Polt of Harlingen, TX, Annette (John) Nystedt of Flagstaff, AZ, Frances (Mike) Lambrecht of Osmond, Daniel (Sheila) Polt of Pierce, Alvin (Teresa) Polt of Pierce, and Stephanie Polt of Paris, MO; 13 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; sister Patricia Wattier of Seward; in-laws Joy Polt, Paul Polt, Doug and Dawn Polt, Karen and Jim Bellamy, Jane and Doug Koehler; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence; her parents, Otto and Kathryn; brothers Willis and Wayne Wanke; grandchild Nathanael Nystedt, and in-laws Clarence Wattier, Mary Jo and Duane Putjenter, Art and Rose Ann Polt, and Greg Polt.

Condolences may be expressed to the family on-line at www.stonacekfuneralchapel. com.