Pearl City – Marion L. Erbsen,76, of Pearl City died Friday, July 9, 1999 at Freeport Memorial Hospital. The daughter of Albert and Bessie (Dittmar) Crackenberger, she was born October 15, 1922 in Alexandria, South Dakota. She graduated from Pearl City High School. She married LaVere Erbsen February 26, 1944 in Pearl City. He died July 13, 1968.
Her memberships included the Ebenezer United Church of Christ, the church women's guild and the Pearl City American Legion Auxiliary. She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Harold Crackenberger.
Survivors include two daughters, Mary (Louis) Mullin of Lena and Linda Wescott (Rich King) of Wayne, New Jersey; three sons, Larry Erbsen of Rockford, Gerald Erbsen (Cindy Dirksen) of Pearl City, Jeff (Linda) Erbsen of Pearl City; 11 grandchildren, Tamala Chaney and Aaron Erbsen, both of Colchester, Alicia and Bradley Erbsen of Pearl City, Stephanie, Heather, Heidi, and Amanda Erbsen, and Rich and Amy Dirksen, all of Pearl City; and Bessie Vervinck of Freeport; and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Ebenezer United Church of Christ near Pearl City, with the Rev. Owen Miller officiating. Burial will follow at Ebenezer Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Offenheiser Schwarz Funeral Home in Pearl City. Memorial have been established in her name for the Ebenezer Cemetery, St. Joseph's Adult Day Care Center, and the American Lung Association.
Pearl City – Marion L. Erbsen,76, of Pearl City died Friday, July 9, 1999 at Freeport Memorial Hospital. The daughter of Albert and Bessie (Dittmar) Crackenberger, she was born October 15, 1922 in Alexandria, South Dakota. She graduated from Pearl City High School. She married LaVere Erbsen February 26, 1944 in Pearl City. He died July 13, 1968.
Her memberships included the Ebenezer United Church of Christ, the church women's guild and the Pearl City American Legion Auxiliary. She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Harold Crackenberger.
Survivors include two daughters, Mary (Louis) Mullin of Lena and Linda Wescott (Rich King) of Wayne, New Jersey; three sons, Larry Erbsen of Rockford, Gerald Erbsen (Cindy Dirksen) of Pearl City, Jeff (Linda) Erbsen of Pearl City; 11 grandchildren, Tamala Chaney and Aaron Erbsen, both of Colchester, Alicia and Bradley Erbsen of Pearl City, Stephanie, Heather, Heidi, and Amanda Erbsen, and Rich and Amy Dirksen, all of Pearl City; and Bessie Vervinck of Freeport; and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Ebenezer United Church of Christ near Pearl City, with the Rev. Owen Miller officiating. Burial will follow at Ebenezer Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Offenheiser Schwarz Funeral Home in Pearl City. Memorial have been established in her name for the Ebenezer Cemetery, St. Joseph's Adult Day Care Center, and the American Lung Association.
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