Maurine Opal (Orcutt) HUDSON

HUDSON, ORCUTT, GOSSWILLER, FRANK, INSERRA, RENFRO, AUPPERLE

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 5/9/2015 at 13:31:29

January 29, 1918 --- April 30, 2015

Services for Maurine Hudson, 97, of Marshall [Minnesota] are at 1 p.m. Thursday at Wesley United Methodist Church in Marshall. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service Thursday at the church. The family invites everyone to the church basement immediately following the service for a luncheon. Burial will follow at a later date in the family plot in Holman Township Cemetery, Sibley, Iowa. Arrangements are with the Hamilton Funeral Home in Marshall. She died peacefully Thursday, April 30, 2015, at Morningside Heights Care Center in Marshall.

Maurine Opal Orcutt was born Jan. 29, 1918, in Wall Lake Township, Sac County, Iowa. She was the eldest of three children born to Vergil and Mary (Gosswiller) Orcutt. Maurine was baptized as an infant and confirmed in her youth in the Christian faith. Her family moved when she was a child to Clarion, Iowa, where she graduated high school with the class of 1934 at age 16. She went on do to secretarial work. On Oct. 12, 1941, Maurine was united in marriage to Donald C. Hudson in Norfolk, Nebraska. The couple lived in Norfolk prior to Donald's military service. Once Don returned home, the couple lived in several places while Donald served as store manager for J. C. Penney. They lived in several towns in Nebraska, Kansas, South Dakota, and Minnesota. He retired from J. C. Penney in 1975 while they lived in Marshall. They shared over 43 years of marriage before Don died in April of 1985.

Maurine was a loving homemaker and mother, the glue that held the family together. She was a strong lady who was ever supportive and gracious. Maurine was a member of the VFW Auxiliary, WSCS of the Methodist Church, and belonged to a bridge club and study club. Her other enjoyments in life included playing the piano and singing - she belonged to the church choir in every town they lived. She always had a crossword puzzle within reach and enjoyed bowling in league, fishing, and Minnesota Twins baseball. She also served as secretary for the local food shelf.

Maurine is survived by her sons, Mick (and Marlys) of Bloomington and Scott (and Chris) of Downers Grove, Illinois; grandchildren, Lisa (and Jesse) Frank, Mark Hudson, Emily Hudson, and Hannah Hudson; great-grandchildren, Jared Inserra, Jayden and Connor Hudson, Shayla and Jamie Lynn Frank; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Vergil and Mary Orcutt; husband, Donald Hudson; sister, Shirley Renfro; brother, Duane Orcutt; and nephews, Gary and Gordon Aupperle. Blessed be her memory. Thank you to the Morningside Heights Care Center staff for their excellent care.

May 6, 2015
Marshall Independent -- Marshall, Minnesota