Marion Rose Burghardt

Marion Burghardt, the daughter of Roman and Regina (Groebner) Nachreiner was born August 24, 1938 in Mulligan Township, Brown County, MN. On August 24, 1963, Marion was united in marriage to John Alvin Burghardt at the Church of the Japanese Martyrs in Leavenworth, MN. Prior to marriage, Marion worked as a surgical technician at Loretto Hospital in New Ulm for 5 years. After marriage, she helped with the bee and honey business and raised her family. The couple moved to Springfield in 1974. In 1991, Marion started work as a cook at the Sleepy Eye Care Center and retired after 17 years. Marion enjoyed crossword puzzles, flower gardening, family history and genealogy, coffee with the neighborhood ladies on the farm, square dancing, and spending time with her family. Marion died on April 5, 2017, at Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Rochester, MN at the age of 78. She is survived by her husband John of Springfield; sons - Paul (Ann Marie) and their child Samantha and her child Layla of Newburg, MO, Thomas of Des Moines, IA, Curtis (Sharon) and their children Mitchell and Brenna of Algonquin, IL, James of Savannah, GA; sisters - Sally (Gary) Gulden of Hanska, Luci (Kenneth) Schweiss of Welcome, Rita Nachreiner of Springfield; and brother Leonard Nachreiner of Comfrey. Marion is preceded in death by her parents and sister-in-law Vickie Nachreiner. Visitation 1 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Monday, April 10, 2017 Sturm Funeral Home 407 N. Jackson Springfield, Minnesota, United States 56087 Visitation 2 9:30 am - 10:30 am Tuesday, April 11, 2017 Sturm Funeral Home 407 N. Jackson Springfield, Minnesota, United States 56087 Private family service 10:30 am Tuesday, April 11, 2017 Sturm Funeral Home 407 N. Jackson Springfield, Minnesota, United States 56087 Private family service Interment Information Church of the Japanese Martyrs Catholic Cemetery 30974 Co. Rd. 24 Leavenworth, Minnesota, United States 56085