Marvin Earl Horn

Marvin arrived in this world on December 4 1935 in Silver City, New Mexico. As soon as he could walk, he began the deliberate process of greying parents Archie and Bertha’s hair by wandering off with his wagon to explore the washes of the New Mexico desert. By the start of World War II, brother Ray had arrived, and Archie moved the family to Oregon to work in the Kaiser Shipyard building Liberty ships, settling first in Vanport, then the St. Johns district of Portland. Marvin was in school during these years, excelling in his math classes, and earning several marksmanship awards. Marv graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1954. While in high school, Marv began his long career in the grocery business at a small North Portland market, where he worked until the mid-1960’s, interrupted with a stint in the Army. Marv met his future wife Patricia in 1955 through mutual friends. By 1958, wedding plans were being made when Marv’s draft number came up, and he was off to boot camp in Kansas. Marv and Pat kept in touch during boot camp, and luck was with them when Marv’s unit wound up with an extra week of liberty between boot camp and reporting for duty in West Germany. Marv and Pat married on November 29th 1958. Marv’s math and marksmanship skills landed him an artillery assignment during his Army tour. Off duty, Marv toured West Germany, photographing the sights, and partaking of Oktoberfest in Munich. Marv returned to Oregon in 1960, and resumed his grocery career, but also enrolled in night classes to learn computer programming. By the time he graduated, second in his class, first son Jeffrey had arrived, and he couldn’t afford a 50% pay cut to jump into a new career. Two years later, second child Sandra arrived. In 1968, Marv accepted a new opportunity with Albertsons. In late 1969, Marv was offered the assistant manager position at the Corvallis Albertsons, which became the manager position by the time he could get the family relocated to Corvallis in January 1970. Marv continued with Albertsons through the summer of 1979, when he started working on opening his own supermarket. While working on those plans, the 7-Eleven franchise near the LBCC Albany campus became available, and Marv and wife Pat purchased the store, and put the family to work. The supermarket plans eventually fell through, but in 1988, the Highway 34 and Peoria Road location became available to open another small market, and in November 1988, Marv and Pat reopened the store as “Marv's Corner Store”. Marv and Pat operated “Marv’s Corner Store” until they sold the store and retired in 2003. Outside of work, Marv and Pat traveled to London, Spain, Mexico, and took several cruises, and in earlier years took the family on road trips. They also enjoyed spending time with their grandchildren, Jacob and Michaela. Marv passed away peacefully, with family by his side the evening of April 29. Marv is survived by his wife Patricia; children Jeffrey and Sandra and their families; and his brother Ray. Marv’s Memorial Service will be held June 3rd, at 1PM at McHenry Funeral Home in Corvallis.

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Marvin Earl Horn

December 4, 1935 - April 29, 2017