The Funeral Service for Marceline M. Fure, of Albert Lea, MN will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Saturday, August 6, 2011, at Salem Lutheran Church. The Reverend Mark Niethammer will officiate. Interment will be in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, rural Kiester. Visitation will be from 4-7 on Friday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, and one hour before the service at the church. Marceline died on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at Good Samaritan Center in Albert Lea. She was 85.
Born on September 23, 1925, in rural Wells, Minnesota the daughter of Otto and Ida (Boeck) Wille, Marceline graduated from Wells High School, lived with her cousin in Portland, Oregon for a year, and then worked in Minneapolis for a short time. On April 12, 1950, she married Jenning Fure in Wells. They farmed and made their home in rural Kiester for many years. While in Kiester, she had been an active member of Trinity Lutheran Church. Since moving to Albert Lea 28 years ago, she was a faithful member of Salem Lutheran Church, where she enjoyed the "Sew and Tell" quilting group and participating in Bible Study.
Marceline enjoyed tending her garden which included beautiful flowers and a plentiful harvest of vegetables. Her dill pickles were undoubtedly "the best". She had many interests which included all kinds of music, dancing, playing cards, traveling, and watching baseball, especially the Minnesota Twins.
Marceline in survived by four children: Del (Carolyn) Fure of Decorah, IA, Madonna Brue of Rochester, MN, Bruce (Lois) Fure of Rochester, Diane (John) Bazey of Rochester, MN; grandchildren: JoAnna Fure of Minneapolis, Linnea (Mike) Starkey of North Liberty, IA, Andrea (Piyush) Patel of Marion, IA, Michael (Kym) Brue of Belgium, WI, Michelle (Mark) Diekrager of Dexter, MN, Jeff Brue of San Francisco, CA. Jason (Sabra) Brue of Boise, Idaho, and Jennifer Brue of Mound, MN; great grandchildren: Caleb Starkey, Lauren Patel, Kristopher Brue, Michaela and Chase Diekrager, Cylas and Wyatt Brue; one great great-granddaughter Emily Brue; nephew Jerry Ewert and many nieces, nephews, sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Jenning, sister and brother-in-law Adeline and Mike Ewert, a son in infancy, and son-in-law Keith Brue.
Blessed be her memory!