1925
Marion
2015
Marion Ball
July 26, 1925 — September 19, 2015
Funeral services for Marion Pauline Ball will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, September 25, 2015 at
Bonnerup Funeral Service, 2210 East Main Street, Albert Lea. The Reverend Janet White will officiate. Interment will be in Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour before services at the funeral home.
Marion died peacefully in her sleep on Friday, September 18, 2015, at Christ Episcopal Church Home in
St. Paul, MN. Marion was born to William and Rhoda (Bothun) Pleiss on July 26, 1925. She married Raymond
Ball in 1946 and to this union a son, Steve, was born, to whom they dedicated their lives. Mom was a product of the great depression and a part of the greatest generation. She often spoke of working in the hot sun of the 1930's, weeding onions on her uncle Albin's farm. She had a strong work ethic, working over 40 years for Northwestern Bell Telephone Company as a switch board operator and then as a sales representative. No task was too early to start or too late to end. She thought she could fix anything and sometimes she did. Mom was up for anything. She was an avid golfer and bowler and pretty good at both. Skiing not so much, she broke her leg the first time out. When mom and dad first started golfing they played fifty four holes in one day while on vacation in Alexandria. They came closed to matching this feat many times in subsequent years. Marion was an active member of Grace Lutheran Church for many years. She was also a member of bridge and sewing clubs for over fifty years. She enjoyed the members friendship and entertaining them when her time came to do so. Mom was a fan of "Wheel of Fortune" and even solved a puzzle once in a while, same can be said for "Jeopardy". Upon departure from home she was always the last one out of the house, making sure countertops were clean, no crumbs on the kitchen table, all doors shut and making sure toilet paper didn't unravel in our absence. Mom and Dad helped raise their three grandchildren with love and affection. She made family get togethers special with her good cheer and good cooking. She created lasting memories for the grandchildren. I lost one half of my constant traveling companions. Our lives have been alterably changed. Mom died with dignity. Her many nurses and attendants commented that she was a wonderful lady. Her usual response to, "How are you feeling?" was "I'm just fine, how are you?" Her family regrets that they were unable to tend to her needs, in her final days, at home, as she did for her mother and aunt Cora. Marion is preceded in death by her father William and mother Rhoda, brother Roger, who died on the Indianapolis, beloved sister Margie McCorkle, father and mother-in-laws Ora, Edna and Dorothy Ball, and special Aunt and Uncle Cora and Albin Erickson. Left to cherish her memory are her husband Raymond, son Steve, grandchildren Scott, Jason (Abby), and Susan, great grandchildren, Jeremy, Elisia, Allison, Samantha and Ava, brother-in-law Lloyd and sister in law Betty Ball, sister-in-law Mary E'ttiene and many nieces and nephews.
Blessed be her memory.
Bonnerup Funeral Service, 2210 East Main Street, Albert Lea. The Reverend Janet White will officiate. Interment will be in Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour before services at the funeral home.
Marion died peacefully in her sleep on Friday, September 18, 2015, at Christ Episcopal Church Home in
St. Paul, MN. Marion was born to William and Rhoda (Bothun) Pleiss on July 26, 1925. She married Raymond
Ball in 1946 and to this union a son, Steve, was born, to whom they dedicated their lives. Mom was a product of the great depression and a part of the greatest generation. She often spoke of working in the hot sun of the 1930's, weeding onions on her uncle Albin's farm. She had a strong work ethic, working over 40 years for Northwestern Bell Telephone Company as a switch board operator and then as a sales representative. No task was too early to start or too late to end. She thought she could fix anything and sometimes she did. Mom was up for anything. She was an avid golfer and bowler and pretty good at both. Skiing not so much, she broke her leg the first time out. When mom and dad first started golfing they played fifty four holes in one day while on vacation in Alexandria. They came closed to matching this feat many times in subsequent years. Marion was an active member of Grace Lutheran Church for many years. She was also a member of bridge and sewing clubs for over fifty years. She enjoyed the members friendship and entertaining them when her time came to do so. Mom was a fan of "Wheel of Fortune" and even solved a puzzle once in a while, same can be said for "Jeopardy". Upon departure from home she was always the last one out of the house, making sure countertops were clean, no crumbs on the kitchen table, all doors shut and making sure toilet paper didn't unravel in our absence. Mom and Dad helped raise their three grandchildren with love and affection. She made family get togethers special with her good cheer and good cooking. She created lasting memories for the grandchildren. I lost one half of my constant traveling companions. Our lives have been alterably changed. Mom died with dignity. Her many nurses and attendants commented that she was a wonderful lady. Her usual response to, "How are you feeling?" was "I'm just fine, how are you?" Her family regrets that they were unable to tend to her needs, in her final days, at home, as she did for her mother and aunt Cora. Marion is preceded in death by her father William and mother Rhoda, brother Roger, who died on the Indianapolis, beloved sister Margie McCorkle, father and mother-in-laws Ora, Edna and Dorothy Ball, and special Aunt and Uncle Cora and Albin Erickson. Left to cherish her memory are her husband Raymond, son Steve, grandchildren Scott, Jason (Abby), and Susan, great grandchildren, Jeremy, Elisia, Allison, Samantha and Ava, brother-in-law Lloyd and sister in law Betty Ball, sister-in-law Mary E'ttiene and many nieces and nephews.
Blessed be her memory.
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