Marion E. Ternes Sifrit 1933-2010

SIFRIT, TERNES, KOLLASCH, STOECKER, STOVER

Posted By: Merllene Andre Bendixen (email)
Date: 7/31/2011 at 22:46:19

ESTHERVILLE - Mass of Christian Burial for Marion E. Sifrit, 77, of Estherville will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010, with Father Brian Hughes as Celebrant. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Wednesday at Henry-Olson Funeral Chapel in Estherville with vigil service at 7 p.m. Interment will be at St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery in Estherville.

She died Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010, at Avera Holy Family Health in Estherville.

Marion E. Sifrit, the daughter of Lawrence A. and Mildred C. (Kollasch) Ternes, was born January 20, 1933 in Lu Verne, Iowa. She graduated from Ledyard High School in 1952.

On May 29, 1953, she was united in marriage to LaVerne J. Sifrit. LaVerne died on April 19, 1984.

She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Estherville.

Marion is survived by her 10 children and their spouses, Mark and Mary Sifrit of Bettendorf, Craig and Buffie Sifrit of Rockford, Mich., Julie and Michael Stoecker of Bellbrook, Ohio, Kevin and Robbin Sifrit of Estherville, Darcy and Barb Sifrit of Aurora, Colo., David Sifrit of St. Paul, Minn., Joni and Tom Kroenke of Rogers, Minn., Bruce and Julie Sifrit of Lubbock, Texas, Michele (Sifrit) Stover of Wallingford and Eric Sifrit of Wichita, Kan.; 15 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; brothers, Lawrence and Therese of Ledyard, LeRoy of Sacramento, Calif. and Wayne and Melanie of Mauldin, S.C. and sister, Linda of Tulsa, Okla.

She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; sister, Adeline; brothers, Harry and Charles and special friend, George Johnson. (Estherville Daily News, Estherville, IA)