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Marian Lou Kinseth

1932 - 2007

Marian L. Kinseth, 74, Belmond, died February 26, 2007 at the Belmond Health Care Center. Services were held Thursday, March 1, 2007 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Belmond with Pastor Troy Pflibsen officiating. Burial was at the Belmond Cemetery.

Marian Lou was born April 30, 1932 in Twin Lake Township near Goodell to Verdie and Mary (Goodridge) Anderson. She attended country school and graduated from Klemme High School in 1949. Marian married Roland "Rollie" B. Kinseth on March 16, 1951 on her family farm. She worked at the John Deere dealership and First State Bank in Belmond. While Roland was in the service in Louisiana, Marian was employed at a bank in Shreveport. She had been a member of the Belmond Hospital Auxiliary and was involved in various Trinity Lutheran Church activities such as teaching Sunday school, the Altar Guild and Ladies Circle. She also assisted with delivering Meals on Wheels. Marian enjoyed teaching, working with ceramics and crafts, square dancing, and being around young children and elderly people.

She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers Harvey Anderson and Leonard Anderson; sister Harriet Halfpop; half-brothers Clifford Anderson, Andrew Anderson and Harry Anderson; and half-sister Mary Prelip.

Marian is survived by her husband; daughter Sherri Kinseth of Belmond; son Marc (Linda) Kinseth of Tucson, AZ; grandchildren Ryan and Hayley Kinseth; sister Loretta (Don) Smith of Belmond; and brother Harold (Bonnie) Anderson of Goodell.

source: Belmond Independent, 6 Mar 2007

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