Funeral services for Elizabeth Marie Yttrevold will be held at 10:30 AM on Friday, December 2, 2016 at Bonnerup Funeral Service Chapel, Albert Lea. Envoy Walter Peck and Major Michael Vogler will officiate. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service. Interment will be at Greenwood Cemetery.
Marie passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Society. She was 87 years old.
Elizabeth Marie (Range) was born on May 26, 1929 to Otto and Elizabeth (Martin) Range. Her family moved to Conger when she was a young girl, and she has been a resident of Freeborn County ever since. On May 25, 1949, she was united in marriage to Martin Yttrevold.
Marie enjoyed living on her hobby farm near Hayward for over 50 years. She worked at Land O'Lakes for many years, and also sold many of her arts and crafts. She was a member of the Albert Lea Handicapped Club, and the Salvation Army Corps and Home League. In her free time, she enjoyed sewing, quilting, crocheting, and doing crafts in general. She was very proud of a prize that she won at the County Fair for her craftwork. Marie was an animal lover – especially her cat "Big Boy." Lately, she enjoyed getting caught up in a good book. Marie can be described as a funny person who liked to tell jokes and laugh. Most of all, she loved her family, and found great joy spending time with all of her grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Martin; infant son, Robert; and a grandson, Oliver Jr.
Marie is survived by her children, Louise Lyngaas, Martin (Debbie) Yttrevold Jr., Judy Yttrevold, and Betty (Michael) Vogler; grandchildren, Scott, Shawn, Teresa, Janelle, and Jennafer; great-grandchildren, Shaun, Jiovanna, Chasidy, Brianna, Lexxis, Shelby, Kennidee, Kamora, and Christopher; great-great-grandchildren, Brantley and Noah.
The family would like to extend a very special thank you to the staff at Good Samaritan Society who took such wonderful care of Marie.
If you would like to send a memorial, the family suggests that all memorials are preferred to the Good Samaritan Society.