Marilyn Burggraff

Marilyn Elizabeth Burggraff passed away Friday, January 23, 2026.

She was born Tuesday, July 5, 1955, in Flandreau, South Dakota, to Henry and Dolores (Penning) Burggraff. She was the eldest of eight children growing up in Egan, South Dakota. She graduated from Egan High School in 1973 and went on to attend Dakota State and Black Hills State College in South Dakota, receiving her Bachelors of Education.

She married Kalvin Mead on August 2, 1980. Three children were raised from this union of 45 years. Marilyn was an educator for 37 years, with most of those years served within the Wood River School District.

Marilyn was an incredible and dedicated friend, sister, daughter, mother and wife.

Everything she set out to do was accomplished with the same thought, precision, planning and execution. She was the family’s cornerstone, their heart, their guide. For these and countless other reasons, they will all miss her dearly.

Marilyn is preceded in death by her parents Dolores and Henry Burggraff.

Services will be held 10:00 a.m., April 18, at Abundant Life Christian Center in Grand Island. For more information or to share condolences for Marilyn, please go to www. livson.com. Flowers or any other contributions would be welcomed by the family at the Celebration of Life service in April.