Marian Minnie Carlson

Marian M. Carlson , age 88 of Gun Lake, died Monday October 16, 2007 at Thornapple Manor in Hastings. Marian was born in Beeker Fox , South Dakota on March 29, 1919 . Her parents were both from Germany and settled in Spooner, Wisconsin where the raised 10 children . She married Oscar Carlson and they raised their family in Caro, Michigan. Her children are Bonnie Hites of Bloomington, IN., Sandy Cook of Gun Lake, Mi., Ozzie Carlson of Ramsey, NJ., and Chris Little of Kentwood, Mi., they have 9 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Marian's husband, Oscar, who preceded her in death, was an educator, and she was a homemaker, running a small business of asparagus, chicken and egg farm to assist family. They had a golf driving range, where many hours of fun were had by friends and family. Oscar being Brooklyn bred and Marian a country girl were a pair to draw to, and there were few dull moments. Marian was an avid reader, and in her declining years spent her time at home, looking over beautiful Gun Lake, under the care of those she had nurtured and loved.\r
A memorial service will be held at a later date. Family suggest memorials can be made to the Barry County Commission on Aging. Arrangements are by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. You may leave a memory or message to the family at (girrbachfuneralhome.net).