Marvin Joyce Nitzinger
Marvin Joyce Nitzinger
June 13, 1929~Oct. 20, 2015
Marvin Joyce (Jack) Nitzinger, 86, of Sandy Harbor, Marble Falls, died on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015.
There will be a memorial service on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015, at 3 p.m. at Sandy Harbor.
He was born on June 13, 1929, in Arlington, Texas, the son of John Henry Nitzinger and Nora Huffman Nitzinger.
He married Bobbie Jean McCray in 1954 in Belton, Texas. She preceded him in death in 1976. They had two children, Diane and Michael.
In 1979, he married Norma Jean Hecht Smithey Nitzinger.
He served in the infantry in the Korean War, and then worked as a diesel mechanic for over 40 years.
He performed many jobs and was a true “Jack of all trades.”
He was able to fix any engine or mechanical problem and generously repaired neighbors’ lawnmowers and golf carts.
Jack was a member of the VFW Post 10376 in Marble Falls.
He and Norma served at St. Dominic’s Church in Houston and St. Paul the Apostle Church in Horseshoe Bay.
They also volunteered at SunBelt Regional Hospital in Channelview, Texas.
Jack and Norma moved to Sandy Harbor in 1997 and were members of the Sandy Harbor Volunteer Fire Department and the property owners association.
Jack doted on his wife, Norma, and gave her many happy years.
He was patient and generous with his many children and grandchildren. He loved with a quiet strength.
He was preceded in death by: his parents; his brother, Raymond; first wife, Bobbie Jean Nitzinger; son, Michael Nitzinger, and, second wife, Norma Jean Hecht Smithey Nitzinger.
He will be deeply missed by: his children, Diane and husband, Walter Daniel, of Williston, South Carolina, James Smithey and Robyn Pritchett of Marble Falls, Jennifer and husband, Joel Monroe, of Grapeland, Jessica and husband, Larry Anderson, of Omaha, Nebraska, Judi and husband, Bobby Wallace, of League City, John K. and wife, Shelli Smithey, of Round Rock, and Cyndi and husband, Jimmy Brackeen, of Cement, Oklahoma.
He is also survived by: his grandchildren, Dallas Smith and great-granddaughter, Charlotte; Levi and Bonnie Smithey, and great-grandson, Witten; Josh and Ashley Nitzinger and great-grandsons, Hayden and Grayson; Kyle and Vickie Monroe and great-grandchildren, Danielle and Matthew; Travis Monroe and great-grandsons, Riley and Colton; Megan and Nathan Grigsby; Bennett Anderson; Bethany Anderson; Sara Wallace; Caitlyn Wallace; Taylor Smithey and great-grandson, Brooks; John Paul Smithey; Hunter Stutts; Madison Goldstein and Cash Smithey.
Arrangements are under the direction of Clements-Wilcox Funeral Home in Marble Falls, Texas.
