Marv died February 5, 2010, at his home in Butte, Montana. He served in the Marine Corps during WWII. After the war Marv graduated from the University of Montana with a degree in forestry. He retired in 1985 as the District Ranger for the Beaverhead N.F. Marv and his wife, Joann, raised close to 200 foster children in the past 18 years. He jumped at Missoula 1947-48, 1950-52 and was an NSA member.