1944
Margaret
2017
Margaret Thiner
December 2, 1944 — January 8, 2017
Funeral services for Marge Thiner will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, January 13, 2017 at St. Theodore Catholic Church in Albert Lea. Father Russ Scepaniak will officiate. Visitation will be held from 4-7 PM Thursday, January 12 at Bonnerup Funeral Service in Albert Lea and again one hour prior to the service at church. Interment is planned for a later date.
Margaret "Marge" Thiner, of Walters, MN passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2017 at Good Samaritan Society in Albert Lea, Minnesota after a four year battle with cancer. She was 72 years old.
Margaret Laura Thiner was born December 2, 1944 to parents Eleanor (Tauer) and Florian Wurtzberger Sr. in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota. She grew up near Hanska, MN and graduated from Sleepy Eye St. Mary's School. After high school graduation, Marge worked out at Glacier National Park for a summer and always held a special place in her heart for Montana. She went on to complete nursing school and held her first nursing jobs at the VA Hospital in Minneapolis and at the Shakopee Hospital.
On September 20, 1980 Marge married the love of her life, Charlie Thiner, in Sleepy Eye. They eventually made their home near Mansfield, MN. Marge then spent 33 years as a nurse with the Albert Lea Medical Center. She loved taking care of others. Marge was a member of the Eagles Auxiliary and the St. Theodore Catholic Church. In her spare time, she liked to read, garden, and gamble a little. Marge loved her cats and enjoyed visiting with friends and family, especially her granddaughters. She was a strong person and a loving caretaker. Blessed be her memory.
Marge is survived by her daughter, Anita (Josh) Petersen; son, Dan Thiner (special friend, Nate); granddaughters, Makayla & Ashlyn; brothers, Pat (Carol), Woody, Tony, Jimmy (Monica), Jerome, Danny (Lisa), David, Jake (Joni), and Randy (Sandy) Wurtzberger; sisters, Donna (Rod) Howk, Mary (Larry) Wilfahrt; honorary sister-in-law, Mary Olmscheid; numerous sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law; and several other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Charlie; brother, Paul; infant brother; niece, Miranda Wurtzberger; and goddaughter, Pam Peterson.
Margaret "Marge" Thiner, of Walters, MN passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2017 at Good Samaritan Society in Albert Lea, Minnesota after a four year battle with cancer. She was 72 years old.
Margaret Laura Thiner was born December 2, 1944 to parents Eleanor (Tauer) and Florian Wurtzberger Sr. in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota. She grew up near Hanska, MN and graduated from Sleepy Eye St. Mary's School. After high school graduation, Marge worked out at Glacier National Park for a summer and always held a special place in her heart for Montana. She went on to complete nursing school and held her first nursing jobs at the VA Hospital in Minneapolis and at the Shakopee Hospital.
On September 20, 1980 Marge married the love of her life, Charlie Thiner, in Sleepy Eye. They eventually made their home near Mansfield, MN. Marge then spent 33 years as a nurse with the Albert Lea Medical Center. She loved taking care of others. Marge was a member of the Eagles Auxiliary and the St. Theodore Catholic Church. In her spare time, she liked to read, garden, and gamble a little. Marge loved her cats and enjoyed visiting with friends and family, especially her granddaughters. She was a strong person and a loving caretaker. Blessed be her memory.
Marge is survived by her daughter, Anita (Josh) Petersen; son, Dan Thiner (special friend, Nate); granddaughters, Makayla & Ashlyn; brothers, Pat (Carol), Woody, Tony, Jimmy (Monica), Jerome, Danny (Lisa), David, Jake (Joni), and Randy (Sandy) Wurtzberger; sisters, Donna (Rod) Howk, Mary (Larry) Wilfahrt; honorary sister-in-law, Mary Olmscheid; numerous sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law; and several other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Charlie; brother, Paul; infant brother; niece, Miranda Wurtzberger; and goddaughter, Pam Peterson.
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