Marion H. Bower

CELEBRANT
Rev. Fr. Gerald Thury
Msgr. Carlton Hermann
MUSIC
Organist ~ Kathy Koenig
St. Leo Church Choir
Congregational Hymns
CASKETBEARERS
Ken Mach
L. Ray Bower
Joshua Walter
Elton Rokusek
Joe Rothschadl
Jim Schuch
Marion H. Bower was born Monday, March 10, 1917 to Clarence J. and Anne (Hack) Bower on the family farm northeast of Tyndall. Marian dedicated her life to caring for her parents, grandparents, uncles and other distant relatives and friends. Marian helped on the farm and with the help of uncle Ed Hack raised turkeys, chickens and sheep. Marian also harvested many bushels of apples from their large orchard. Marian, her father, and uncle Ed moved to town in 1977 and from that point on she became very active in the Catholic Church. She cared for the altar linens, planted flowers and rose bushes around the church, and spent many hours working at the Father Cronin Center for funerals, weddings, and other gatherings. Marian served many meals on the farm as well as in town for the area priests. She was a member of St. Leo’s Altar Society, a Eucharistic minister and a member of the Catholic Foresters since 1934, serving as Treasurer for many years. Marian also served on St. Michael’s Hospital Auxiliary. One of Marian’s favorite hobbies was canning, especially pickles, and was extremely proud and happy to donate to any event. Marian died at the age of 90 years, 11 months and 26 days on Thursday, March 6, 2008 at Avera Yankton Care Center after a long illness with Alzheimer’s.
Marian is survived by one sister, Evelyn Mach of Scotland; three nephews: Don (Elizabeth) Mach of Katy, Texas, LeRoy ‘Ray’ (Laura) Bower of Needles, California and Ken (Diana) Mach of Scotland; two nieces: Eileen (Warren) Johnson of Spearfish, South Dakota and Ruth Ann (Rick) Hoffman of North Platte, Nebraska; ten great-nieces and nephews: Eric Bower, Nicole (Bower) Martens, Christopher, Patrick and Kelly Mach, Victor, Jr., Joshua and Sarah Walter, and Darrin and Nathan Johnson; one great-great-nephew, Joey Johnson; and two great-great-nieces, Trinity Ziegler and Lucy Johnson.
Marian was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, Roy Bower, a sister, Laura Fuchs Tycz, a sister-in-law, Helen Bower, and three brothers-in-law, Tom Mach, Bud Fuchs and Charles Tycz, Sr.