Dr. Marvin J. Cyriacks, age 87, of Annandale, died Monday, October 30, 2017 at the Annandale Care Center.

Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, November 3, 2017 at Zion Lutheran Church in Annandale with Rev. Thomas Queck officiating. Burial will follow in Corinna Cemetery, Annandale. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 p.m. on Thursday, and one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday. A prayer service will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday at the church. In lieu of flowers memorial preferred to National Parkinson Foundation Minnesota, 8085 Wayzata Blvd. #100, Golden Valley, MN 55426.

Marvin James Cyriacks was born on February 26, 1930 in Lake Benton to Alfred F. and Kathrine I. (Shriver) Cyriacks. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Lake Benton. Marvin graduated from Lake Benton High School with the class of 1947. After graduation he attended Canby Normal School and then taught country school for a year. Pursuing his dream of becoming a dentist, Marvin studied one year pre-dental at Augsburg College and then six years at the University of Minnesota graduating from the school of dentistry in 1956. From 1956-1958 Marvin served in the US Air Force as a dentist in Thule, Greenland and Merced, CA. On August 25, 1957 he was united in marriage to Stella A. Kothe at Concordia Lutheran Church, Fair Haven. Marvin and Stella made their home in Annandale where he practiced dentistry from 1958 until his retirement in 1992. He served 3 years on the Annandale City Council and 15 years on the Annandale School Board of which 11 of those years he was the chairman. He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Annandale. Marvin loved his family, golfing, fishing, carpentry, crossword puzzles, watching all Minnesota sport teams, Clint Eastwood, old westerns, and traveling to state parks.

Marvin is survived by his wife of 60 years, Stella of Annandale; daughters, Marla Cyriacks of Brooklyn Center and Patrice Cyriacks of St. Louis Park; sisters, Evelyn Trautman and Bernice Trautman of Lake Benton and Lorraine (Leo) Brandt of Balaton. He is preceded in death by his parents; son Bret in 2004; brothers Louis and Walter; sisters Madalyn Huska, Marie Bushman and Doreen Kinner.

The pallbearers will be Dave Trautman, Bruce Larson, Terry Trautman, Al Trautman, Dean Huska and Ryan Bushman. Rev. Ken Tatkenhorst will provide the music for the service. Arrangements are entrusted with Dingmann Funeral Care Burial & Cremation Services of Annandale.

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