ELLINWOOD — Marilyn Jo Bell Birzer, age 67, died on Friday, June 1, 2018 due to congestive heart failure linked to previous chemotherapy treatment. At the time of death Marilyn resided in Pratt, Kan. with her husband of 49 years, Joe Birzer. Marilyn was born in Denton, Texas in 1950, daughter of Velva Shipman Bell and Joe Bell.