Marlene Bean

Marlene Joyce Bean age 76 of Butterfield, MN passed peacefully on December 18, 2020 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN. Memorial Services will be held at Butterfield Community Bible Church, 100 Chapman Ave., Butterfield, MN 56120 on December 29, 2020 at 1:00 pm. The officiating minister will be Rev. Tim Hall. The service maybe viewed on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/butterfieldcbc Interment will be at Zion Lutheran Cemetery rural Odin, MN. A time of fellowship will be held at the farm of Bret and Annette Braaten following the service. Marlene was born December 25, 1943 to Floyd and Pearl (Wolffe) Anderson in Lakefield, MN. Her father was killed in WWII. Marlene graduated from St. James Public School, St. James, MN. She was united in marriage to T. Lee Bean on September 1, 1962 and later divorced. She was employed by Natrona County School District, Casper, WY between the years of 1985-2009 as a school bus driver. While living in Midwest, Wyoming she was involved in several charitable events in the community. She was a devoted mother and grandmother, always placing her family's needs above her own. She loved attending school functions for the children and seeing her grandchildren graduate from high school. She was proud of all of them. Some of her favorite pass times consisted of playing games with her family, especially rummy (with no three of a kind), watching the Game show network to keep her mind sharp and watching the Cowboy Channel. She loved going for drives to enjoy nature and all the beautiful flowers, but Christmas was her favorite. Above all that, what was most dear to Marlene's heart, was the love of her family and spending time with friends. Marlene is survived by three daughters: Annette (Bret) Braaten of Butterfield, MN, Pamela Barnhill of Casper, WY, and Teri (Paul) Garnhart of Kaycee, WY. Her grandchildren are; Blane and Connie (Sandmeyer) Braaten and family of Butterfield, MN, Michael and Paula (Klenke) Braaten and family, Butterfield, MN, Kody and Darlene (Hohn) Garnhart and family of Fort Polk, LA, Samantha (Schultz) and Jesse Bishop and family, Glenrock, WY, Tyler Guthrie of Fort Drum, NY, and Ethan Garnhart of Laramie, WY. She is proceeded in death by her father Floyd Anderson, mother and step-father Pearl and Heinrich Stumpf, son Bradley, and daughters Marsha and Kathy, and her special friend Thomas Cassidy. Blessed be her name! Service Information 1:00 pm Tuesday, December 29, 2020 Community Bible Church-Butterfield 100 Chapman St. Butterfield, Minnesota, United States 56120