Marlene
Johnson, 63
Thief
River Falls - Marlene Johnson, 63, died on
Saturday, February 15, 2003 at Methodist Hospital
in Rochester.
Funeral
services will be held at 
11
a.m. on Wednesday, February 19 at Redeemer Lutheran
Church in Thief River Falls with the Rev. Terri
Cuppett officiating. Visitation will be held for
one hour prior to services at the church. Interment
will be in Greenwood Cemetery of Thief River
Falls.
Marlene
Berdell Hanson was born on December 22, 1939, the
daughter of Odin and Manda (Klemmetson) Hanson in
Thief River Falls. She was baptized and confirmed
at Silverton Lutheran Church. She attended Reed
School District and Silverton School District,
graduating from Lincoln High School in 1957. She
attended classes at Northland College, receiving
shorthand, computer and other secretarial credits.
She worked for a short time for Northwestern Bell
Telephone Company as a telephone operator, then
worked at the Pennington County Extension Office as
secretary, worked for School District #564 as an
educational assistant, and most recently, worked
for Digi-Key Corporation.
On
June 1, 1968, Marlene was united in marriage to
Curtis Johnson at Trinity Lutheran Church. The
couple farmed in Rocksbury Township. She was a
member of St. Pauli Lutheran Church, where she was
a Sunday School teacher, youth group leader, and
served as Church Council treasurer and various
offices with the church's Women Organization. She
had been a member of the Pennington County
Homemakers and served as a 4-H leader, Girl Scout
leader, PTA officer, Band Boosters Association and
past member of the Thief River Falls Curling
Club.
Survivors
include her husband, Curtis of Thief River Falls;
two daughters, Susanne (Jody) Hinrichs of Brainerd
and Jana Johnson of Crystal; a son, Paul (Heather)
of Eden Prairie; three grandchildren; and one
sister, Violet (Lester) Muzzy and a brother,
Clayton Hanson, both of Thief River
Falls.
Marlene
was preceded in death by her parents.
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