Nina Marcum

Passed away September 29, 2019 in Edina, MN at the age of 100.  She was born in Minneapolis and grew up in the Round Tower at Fort Snelling where her family resided from 1919 until 1938. Preceded in death by her parents, Thomas and Bessie Marcum; siblings, Thelma Allely, Abrielia Steele, James T. Marcum and Robert F. Marcum. Nina graduated in 1937 from Central High School in St. Paul, MN and earned a degree from the University of Minnesota. She started her career as a secretary to an Air Force general in Washington, DC and later moved to Nebraska where she worked for Strategic Air Command until her retirement. Nina made her home in Bellevue, NE until 2012 when she moved to Edina, MN to be closer to family. She was a long-time member of Nebraska P.E.O. Sisterhood and a member of Living Faith United Methodist Church in Omaha.  A service will be held Saturday, October 12 at 10:00 a.m. at FOREST LAWN FUNERAL HOME, 7909 Mormon Bridge Road, Omaha. Visitation one hour prior to service.