 1923 - 2009 (86 years)
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Name |
Marilynn MOE |
Birth |
21 Mar 1923 |
Otter Tail County, Minnesota |
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Gender |
Female |
Minnesota Death Certificate |
2009-MN-026275 |
Death |
12 Sep 2009 |
Washington County, Minnesota |
- Woodwinds Hospital, Woodbury
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Burial |
Oak Grove Cemetery, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota |
Notes |
- Born Edith Marilynn.
In the 1939/40 Fergus Falls city directory, she was Marilynn Moe, high school student, living at 116 Bancroft Avenue East. In the 1941/42 Fergus Falls city directory, she is E. Marilynn Moe, living with her mother at 116 Bancroft Avenue East.
Her obit:
Marilynn M. Lee, 86, of Woodbury, Minn., and formerly of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009, at the Woodwinds Hospital in Woodbury.
She was born March 21, 1923, in Fergus Falls, the daughter of Robert S. and Judith L. (Johnson) Moe. She grew up in Fergus Falls, graduating from high school in 1941. She attended the University of Minnesota, receiving her B.S. in 1949, and her Masters in Social Work in 1951.
On Dec. 28, 1950, she married Owen M. Lee at Zion Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls.
Marilynn was employed with the Wilder Foundation in St. Paul from 1951 to 1988 as a social worker. She was serving as Vice-president and Division Director of Children’s and Family Services at the time of her retirement in 1988.
During World War II she held a technical position with the FBI in Washington, D.C., for three years.
She was formerly a member of the National Association of Social Workers.
Marilynn enjoyed playing piano, music, reading, and playing golf in her younger years. She especially enjoyed entertaining friends and relatives at their home on Lake Superior, near Lutsen, Minn.
Survivors include her husband, Owen M. Lee of Woodbury; a stepbrother, Luther Pederson; two stepsisters-in-law, Marian Pederson and Margret Pederson; 10 nephews and nieces; and many grandnieces and nephews.
Preceding her in death were her parents, Robert and Judith Moe; her stepfather, Rev. Elias Pederson; her grandparents: Charles and Mary Johnson, and Paul and Marie Moe; two stepbrothers, Reuben Pederson and Morton Pederson; and a stepsister, Henrietta Pederson Bye.
Memorial Service: 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at Zion Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls
Clergy: Rev. Marv Abrahamson
Interment: Oak Grove Cemetery, Fergus Falls
Funeral home: Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls
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Person ID |
I13150 |
Don Carlson's Tree |
Last Modified |
11 May 2021 |
Father |
Robert S MOE, b. 30 Jun 1893, Hanska, Brown County, Minnesota d. 24 May 1929, Otter Tail County, Minnesota (Age 35 years) |
Mother |
Judith Lenore (Nora) JOHNSON, b. 10 Aug 1894, Minnesota d. 18 Mar 1968, Otter Tail County, Minnesota (Age 73 years) |
Marriage |
29 Jun 1920 |
Family ID |
F9687 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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