Marvin Stoub

Marvin Stoub, 81, of St. Joseph went to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, at Corewell Health Lakeland Hospital in St. Joseph, with his wife and daughter at his bedside.

A celebration of life service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14, at the Christian Reformed Church, 3275 Washington Ave., St. Joseph. Friends may visit with the family from 9:30-11 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial will follow in Hickory Bluff Cemetery in Stevensville. Memorials may be made to the Christian Reformed Church of St. Joseph. Those wishing to share a memory of Marvin online may do so at www.starks-menchinger.com.

Marv was born Feb. 22, 1944, to William and Anne Stoub in Chicago. He graduated from Chicago Christian High School in 1962 and Calvin College in 1967. He worked as a social worker in the welfare department in Grand Rapids, Mich., and later joined his brother at Reliable Disposal in Stevensville.

He married Barbara Decker on Sept. 3, 1965. They are members of the Christian Reformed Church of St. Joseph. He loved his wife, daughter and grandchildren. On a nice day (45 degrees or above) you could find him on the golf course. Marv was a firm believer in God, creation and our Savior and redeemer Jesus Christ.

Marv will be missed by his wife, Barbara (Decker) Stoub; daughter, Susan (Paul) Aschenbrenner; grandchildren: Morgan (Haden) Hau and Collin Aschenbrenner; siblings: John (Marcia) Stoub, Muriel Mulder, Vernon (Evie) Stoub, Roger Stoub, Marcia (Rod) Krosschell, Linda (Don) Parrish, Donald (Lisa) Stoub; brothers-in-law: Jack Klein and Arnie (Barb) Stolte; 46 nieces and nephews and many friends.

In addition to his parents, Marv was preceded in death by his daughter, Ann Marie Stoub; his siblings: Bill and Elaine Stoub, Marie Klein, Lois and Ron Speelman and Nancy Stolte.