Peter E. Marcus, 77, passed away on January 17, 2019 at the Ness County Hospital in Ness City, Kansas. He was born on June 6, 1941 in Ames, Iowa the son of Orville and Viola (Kopper) Marcus.

He was an elementary school teacher in the Beeler and Ness City schools and a financial planner for Waddell and Reed. He was very active in the Lions Club and he served as the President of the Ness City Rotary Club as well as Rotary Past District Governor. He was a member of the United Methodist Church of Ness City where he served on many boards including lay speaking. Pete was a US Army Veteran serving as a Chaplain’s Assistant.

He married Coline Duer on December 30th, 1962, in St. John, Kansas. She survives.

Other survivors include his daughter, Penny Nielsen and her husband, Patrick; son, John Marcus and his wife, Brenda; two sisters, Connie and Joan Marcus; five grandchildren, Katie Leigh Marcus, Lisa and Jessica Burgy, and Jacob and Andrew Nielsen, and three great-granddaughters.

Graveside services and inurnment will be held at a later date.

Memorial contributions may be given to the United Methodist Church, Ness City Rotary Club, or the Ness City Library.