1940
Marjorie
2011
Marjorie Prodoehl
May 1, 1940 — June 22, 2011
Memorial Services for Marjorie M. Prodoehl will be held 10:30 A.M. Saturday, July 30, 2011 at the Larson Funeral Home in Graceville with Rev. Paul Warnier officiating. Burial will be at Midway Cemetery out of Beardsley, MN. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the Larson Funeral Home.
Marjorie Marie Cox Prodoehl was born on May 1, 1940 at her family home out of Marietta, MN to parents Neal and Hattie (Riely) Cox. She attended school in Marietta until her parents moved to Beardsley, MN where she graduated from the Beardsley High School in 1959.
Marge worked at the Trevett's Cafe in Milbank, South Dakota for a year until her move to Minneapolis and worked as foremen at the Press on Factory, running a fork lift, making decals for motor vehicles. Later she moved to Oak Dale, MN and continued working at Press on Factory. At the age of 50 years Marge was diagnosed with MS. She continued working for a short while and moved to Beardsley with her sister Hazel Findlay until she entered the Grace Home in Graceville where she has spent the last of her eleven years.
Marge had remained active even with MS. She kept involved with the troops that are stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan raising money for phone cards used for troops and their families. Marge was everyone's friend; she was a good listener and was a caring person. She enjoyed the sister weekends that started in 1990 and she attended until 2006. In her younger days she loved to go camping, loved her dogs, a little black and later a little white poodle. She enjoyed the fun times with the staff and the resident's trips they took, she helped start the first Resident Staff Appreciation Day and party at the Grace Home. Marge was also greeter for new residents at the home and loved all kinds of music, mostly country. Marge had so many friends and never complained about her disabilities.
Marjorie left her earthly home to be with her family that passed before her, she will be greatly missed by her family and all her many friends.
She is survived by, sisters, Dorothy Jorgenson of Bellingham, Hazel (Lawrence) Findlay of Beardsley, Edna Konold of Dawson, Kathy (Maurice) Herberg of Graceville, Kitty (Harold) Ness of Frazee; brothers, Nelson (Darliss) Cox of Beardsley, Raymond (Stephanie) Cox of Redwood Falls; good buddy, Elmer Sittig; 2 God children, Kath Richardson and Dylan Jorgensen; and many nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Hattie and Neal Cox; and infant brother.
Larson Funeral Home in Graceville is in charge of arrangements. To send condolences to the family, on-line, visit our website at www.larson funeral.com
Marjorie Marie Cox Prodoehl was born on May 1, 1940 at her family home out of Marietta, MN to parents Neal and Hattie (Riely) Cox. She attended school in Marietta until her parents moved to Beardsley, MN where she graduated from the Beardsley High School in 1959.
Marge worked at the Trevett's Cafe in Milbank, South Dakota for a year until her move to Minneapolis and worked as foremen at the Press on Factory, running a fork lift, making decals for motor vehicles. Later she moved to Oak Dale, MN and continued working at Press on Factory. At the age of 50 years Marge was diagnosed with MS. She continued working for a short while and moved to Beardsley with her sister Hazel Findlay until she entered the Grace Home in Graceville where she has spent the last of her eleven years.
Marge had remained active even with MS. She kept involved with the troops that are stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan raising money for phone cards used for troops and their families. Marge was everyone's friend; she was a good listener and was a caring person. She enjoyed the sister weekends that started in 1990 and she attended until 2006. In her younger days she loved to go camping, loved her dogs, a little black and later a little white poodle. She enjoyed the fun times with the staff and the resident's trips they took, she helped start the first Resident Staff Appreciation Day and party at the Grace Home. Marge was also greeter for new residents at the home and loved all kinds of music, mostly country. Marge had so many friends and never complained about her disabilities.
Marjorie left her earthly home to be with her family that passed before her, she will be greatly missed by her family and all her many friends.
She is survived by, sisters, Dorothy Jorgenson of Bellingham, Hazel (Lawrence) Findlay of Beardsley, Edna Konold of Dawson, Kathy (Maurice) Herberg of Graceville, Kitty (Harold) Ness of Frazee; brothers, Nelson (Darliss) Cox of Beardsley, Raymond (Stephanie) Cox of Redwood Falls; good buddy, Elmer Sittig; 2 God children, Kath Richardson and Dylan Jorgensen; and many nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Hattie and Neal Cox; and infant brother.
Larson Funeral Home in Graceville is in charge of arrangements. To send condolences to the family, on-line, visit our website at www.larson funeral.com
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