Marie Fennern

Marie Sophie Fennern was born January 12, 1923, in Evan, MN, the daughter of Bernard and Henrietta (Tonak) Carstensen. She grew up in the Evan area and was united in marriage to William 'Bill' Fennern on December 23, 1947, in Springfield. The couple moved to Springfield where Marie worked at St. John Lutheran Home as a Nurses Aide, and later worked at Del Monte in Sleepy Eye. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Springfield and enjoyed music and crocheting. Marie Sophie Fennern died Monday, March 21, 2005, at Gil Mor Manor in Morgan at the age of 82 years. Survivors include daughter- Marietta and husband Russ Weber of Morgan; 2 grandsons- Shawn Cable of Brandon, SD and William Cable of Woodbury, MN; 3 step-grandchildren- Shannon and husband Casey Silvernail of Maple Grove, MN, Jennifer Weber of Parsippany, NJ, and Mike and wife Deb Weber of Anchorage, AK; and a great granddaughter- Shelby Schmidt of Monticello, MN. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband- Bill in 1999; and twin brothers- Bernard and Sherman.