Franzen, Marion Marie (Deetz) 1925 - 2019

FRANZEN, DEETZ, FEDELER, WITT, WAGNER, HIRSCH, JOHNSON

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 9/1/2019 at 19:08:06

Marion Franzen, age 94, of Fort Atkinson, Iowa passed away on Friday, August 2, 2019, at Wellington Place in Decorah, IA.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, August 8, 2019 at St. John’s Catholic Church in Fort Atkinson, IA with Rev. Aaron Junge officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at the Schluter - Balik Funeral Home, Chekal Chapel in Fort Atkinson, Iowa and also after 9:30 a.m. on Thursday morning at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Fort Atkinson Fire Dept, PO Box 66, Fort Atkinson, IA 52144

Marion Marie Franzen was born on February 18, 1925 the daughter of Martin and Leta (Fedeler) Deetz at their home near Waucoma, IA. She attended Fayette County Country School (Stapleton Township #8) through 8th grade. Marion was confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Waucoma. She married Raymond Franzen on April 22, 1941 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Waucoma. They farmed together near St. Lucas from 1941 until 1945, and 1945 until 1978 in the Ossian area. After retirement in 1978, they moved to Fort Atkinson. She was a member of St. John’s Catholic Church in Fort Atkinson. She moved to Wellington Place in Decorah in 2002. Marion enjoyed embroidery and other handwork, flowers, gardening and spending time with family. When asked what her favorite thing to do was, Marion replied “Squeezing my grandchildren”.

Marion is survived by her children: Mary Ann (Don) Witt, Ossian, IA; Roger (Janet) Franzen, Fort Atkinson, IA; Ron (Jean) Franzen, Fort Atkinson, IA; JoAnn (Darrell) Wagner, Calmar, IA; Bruce (Lois) Franzen, Ossian, IA; Gary (Danette) Franzen, Ossian, IA and Clair (Christine) Franzen, Coggon, IA. Twenty grandchildren, twenty-one great grandchildren and one great-great granddaughter.

She was preceded in death by her husband Raymond in 1991. Parents: Martin and Leta (Fedeler) Deetz. Sisters: Corrine Hirsch and Lorene Thompson Johnson. Brothers: Vern, Arnold and Leo Deetz.

Source: Schluter-Balik Funeral Home database

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