Marilyn Arleta (Haarberg) Baldonado was born on January 23, 1943 to William H. “Bill” Haarberg and Agnes G. “Peggy” (Walling) Haarberg in Chase County, Nebraska.  She died on March 25, 2025, in Crystal City, MO at Crystal Oaks Long Term Care after a long battle with Parkinson’s.

Marilyn grew up south of Wauneta, NE on the family farm and graduated from Wauneta High School. She attended college at Kearney College (University of Nebraska – Kearney) for two years before marrying Paul Baldonado in June of 1963 at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Wauneta. They were married for fifty-seven years.

Marilyn spent many years as an executive assistant for Farmland Industries and concluded her working career managing the shower door manufacturing division of Ennis Glass in Fort Scott, KS.  Marilyn was active in the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod throughout her life and was a long-time member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Fort Scott, KS.

Marilyn was preceded in death by her husband Tranquilino “Paul” Baldonado, her parents Bill and Peggy Haarberg, her brother Eugene “Gene” Haarberg, and her sister Connie Kuecker.

She is survived by her brother Lorris Haarberg and wife Ruth of Arapahoe, NE, daughter Kyla Scarborough, son Paul “Ryan” Baldonado, and son Eric Baldonado and wife Darcy of Festus, MO.  She is also survived by her two granddaughters, Anna and Elena Baldonado, who brought her endless joy and provided her with many opportunities for fun, laughter and adventure.

There will be a small private burial at a later date.

Marilyn will be laid to rest with her husband Paul in the U. S. National Cemetery, Fort Scott, Kansas.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Cheney
Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Ft. Scott, Kansas.  Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.