Marie Jahnke, 91, Albert Lea
Published 12:00 am Sunday, November 18, 2007
Funeral services for Marie Lyonna Jahnke, age 91, of Albert Lea will be at 2 p.m. Monday, at Redeemer Lutheran Church, Alden. The Rev. Gregory Ofsdahl will officiate. Interment will be at the Alden Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.
Marie died Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007, at Albert Lea Medical Center.
Marie Lyonna Jahnke was born on Feb. 15, 1916, to Edward and Bertha (Jordan) Jacobs in Des Moines, Iowa. The family moved to the Mansfield area when she was an infant. Marie attended the rural Mansfield schools and worked at the Mansfield Creamery wrapping butter. She also worked at Peterson&8217;s Restaurant in Walters and cleaned homes in Albert Lea. Marie married Albert Jahnke on Feb. 15, 1939, and worked with Albert on the family farm. She enjoyed sewing for her family, gardening, canning, working on the farm, traveling and collecting rocks from her travels. Marie was a member of the Redeemer Lutheran Church in Alden.
Survivors include her children, Roger and his wife, Sheila Jahnke, of Alden, Jerry and his wife, Elaine, Jahnke of Alden, Mrs. Cheryl Mischke of Alden, and Dale and his wife Susie Jahnke of Wells; seven grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; sisters, Anna Jahnke, Dorothy Newman and Deloris Jacobs; brothers, Albert (Marjean) Jacobs and Donald Jacobs; and many nieces and nephews.
Marie was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Albert; son-in-law, Walter Mischke; grandson, Russell Mischke; one sister and two brothers.