Marion
Cork, 70
 Thief
River Falls - Marion Cork, 70, died on Friday,
March 26, 2004 at Pioneer Memorial Care Center in
Erskine.
Funeral
services will be held at
10:30
a.m. on Friday, April 2, at Redeemer Lutheran
Church in Thief River Falls, with Rev. Mark
Helgeland officiating. Casket bearers include John
Kopari, John Schmitz, Jeff Mumm, Frank Hamerlinck,
Tom Hunt, Charlie Cornell and Lynn Dyer. Interment
will be held at Greenwood Cemetery in Thief River
Falls.
Visitation
will be 4 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 1, at
Johnson-Green Funeral Service in Thief River Falls,
with a 7 p.m. prayer service and for one hour prior
to services at the church on Friday.
Marion
Rita Meitzel was born May 22, 1933 in Fond Du Lac,
Wis., the daughter of Adolph and Elise
(LaCoursiere) Meitzel. She moved with her family to
the Thief River Falls area as a small child. Her
mother passed away in 1938. Her father remarried in
1939 to Mary Gaven and they were family again. Mary
passed away in 1945 leaving Marion to take over as
mother and homemaker for the family.
Marion
went to school in Shevlin, Germantown and Thief
River Falls, graduating from Lincoln High School in
1951.
On
June 25, 1955, Marion was united in marriage to
Albert "Sam" Cork at St. Bernard's Catholic Church
with Father Keaugh Patnode officiating. They made
their home in Thief River Falls.
Marion
worked at the Nu-Way Sandwich Shop, Falls Theatre,
Ihle and Son Insurance Agency and School District
564, retiring in 1992 with 26 years as a secretary
and cashier.
She
was an Auxiliary member of the (UTU) Ladies
Trainman, Eagles and Legion. She enjoyed baking,
cooking and reading to all of her grandchildren.
Most of all, after retirement, she enjoyed being a
snowbird in Las Vegas, Nev. for many years.
Survivors
include her husband, Sam of Thief River Falls;
daughters, Donna (David) Vigness of LaCrosse, Wis.
and Diane (David) Zitnak of Maple Grove; sons,
David of Thief River Falls and Daniel (Mary Jo) of
Eagan; four granddaughters; one grandson; two
nephews; and sister-in-law, Lillian Meitzel of
Virginia.
She
was preceded in death by her parents; her brother,
Lawrence; step-mother, Mary and half-sister, Rita.
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