Marvin Louis Ormerod, Sr.

Marvin Louis Ormerod, Sr. (97), went home to our Heavenly Father on the evening of December 30, 2025 surrounded by his loving family. Marvin lived a long and happy life with friends and family. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky and attended Ahrens Trade School. He was a proud WW II Veteran having served in the Navy in the submarine “Silent Service”. He was a career electronics technician with the Federal Aviation Agency, and held the honor of being commissioned a Kentucky Colonel. Marvin was a devoted husband to his late wife, Carolyn, and devoted father to his two sons, Marvin Jr. and Stephen. He was a strong-willed person who survived the Great Depression and is one of the last of the “Greatest Generation”. He loved us with everything he had.

He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Carolyn Ann (Roberts) Ormerod; his mother, Marie (Schneider) Ormerod; his father, Frank Earl Ormerod Sr.; and his brother, Frank Earl Ormerod Jr.

Marvin Sr. is survived by his sisters, Marie Louis Witt (James, deceased) and Carol Parrish (Donald, deceased); his sons, Marvin Jr. (Diane, deceased) and Stephen Ormerod (Joyce); grandchildren, Cristel Domizio (Jason), Caitie Winn (Jimmy), Melanie Ormerod, Sara Gee (Chris), Laura Brandt (Ryan), Emily Cross (Chris); and great-grandchildren, Cassie Weddle (Brandon), Brady Gee, Ellie Domizio, Evelyn Brandt, Aliya Brandt; and great-great grandchild Lettie Weddle.

A Mass of Christian burial will be held in the chapel at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, 212 Mt. Mercy Drive, Pewee Valley 40056 on Friday, January 9, 2026 at 11:00 am. Interment to follow at 3pm at the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Madison, IN.

The family would like to express their sincere gratitude to Visiting Angels of Mount Washington for their loving and compassionate care throughout Marvin’s illness.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the VFW Foundation, 406 West 34th Street, Suite 920, Kansas City, MO 64111, to celebrate the legacy of Marvin’s life and his service to this great country.

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