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Marilyn
Bannerman, 57
Thief
River Falls - Marilyn Bannerman, 57, died on
Monday, October 28, 2002 at Altru Hospital in Grand
Forks, N.D.
Funeral
services will be held at 
11
a.m. on Friday, November 1 at the Evangelical
Covenant Church in Thief River Falls with Rev.
Merrill Kindall officiating. Casketbearers will be
Neil Peterson, Scott Peterson, Gary Dahlen,
Christian Olson, George Olson and Tony Brouse.
Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery in Thief
River Falls. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8
p.m. on Thursday, October 31 at the Johnson Green
Funeral Home in Thief River Falls with a 7 p.m.
prayer service. Visitation will also be held for
one hour prior to services at the church on
Friday.
Marilyn
Joyce Pikop was born on August 31, 1945, the
daughter of Marvin K. and Lucille (Knutson) Pikop
in Fergus Falls. She was baptized and confirmed at
Zion Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls. She attended
school in Thief River Falls, graduating from
Lincoln High School in 1964. On June 19, 1965,
Marilyn was united in marriage to Marvin Ellis
Bannerman in Fordville, N.D. The couple made their
home in Thief River Falls. Marilyn was a school bus
driver in Thief River Falls for 13 years. She
worked at an independent bus service out of
Pembina, N.D., delivering buses nationwide. Marilyn
also worked for Abraa Cab for the Soo Line
Railroad. She also sold everything from Avon to
Tupperware as a second job.
Marilyn
enjoyed painting, crocheting, crafts, making
homemade bread and doughnuts and spending time with
her family and grandchildren. She enjoyed playing
bingo and cards, talking on the telephone and
collecting angels. She was a member of the
Evangelical Covenant Church and the VFW auxiliary.
Marilyn was the driver of the "Bannerman
Club."
Survivors
include her husband, Marvin of Thief River Falls;
four children, Cari (Troy) Olson of Roseau, Julie
(Mark) Deschene of Hallock, RaeAnn (Joey) Svalen of
McIntosh and Nancy Bannerman of Thief River Falls;
six grandchildren; her mother, Lucille Pikop of
Thief River Falls; a brother, Wesley (Judy) Pikop
of Glendale, Ariz.; five sisters, Barbara (Dan)
Derosier of Little Falls, Nancy (Norvel) Parsley of
Warroad, Kathy (Butch) Krantz of Forest Lake, Linda
(Richard) Penning of Moorhead and Kelly (Mike)
Cornacchione of Clearwater, Fla.; and many nieces,
nephews and other relatives and friends.
Marilyn
was preceded in death by her father,
Marvin.
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