1933
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2020
Mary Jane Mavis
April 15, 1933 — May 3, 2020
Mary Jane Mavis, 87, of Fergus Falls, went home to be with her Lord Sunday morning, May 3, 2020, at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls.
Mary Jane was born in Barrett Hospital, MN on April 15, 1933, to Claude and Esther (Olson) Beach. When she was eight years old the family moved to a farm north of Ashby, MN. She was baptized at the Lein Lutheran Church in Barrett and confirmed at Pelican Lake Lutheran Church in Ashby. Mary Jane graduated from Ashby High School in 1951. After graduation she went to work at St. Luke’s Hospital in Fergus Falls for six months and then she worked for the Ottertail County Auditor for four and a half years, ending up as the head bookkeeper.
On September 28, 1957, Mary Jane married Duane Mavis at Trinity Church in Fergus Falls, together they farmed the Mavis family farm; three children were born to this union, Bradley, Robert, and Janelle.
Mary Jane loved her large flower beds and large garden, mowing lawn, helping on the farm, freezing vegetables, and making meals for the hired men. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, East Friberg. She taught Sunday School, was secretary for Ladies Aide, of which she was a member.
She and Duane traveled to Billings, Yellowstone National Park, Teton National Park, Helena, MT, Seattle, California, Tijuana, Mexico, Arizona, Grand Canyon, North Carolina, Texas, Washington D.C, Hawaii, and Glacier National Park. They loved to travel together.
Preceding her in death were her parents, Claude and Esther Beach; sister, Phyllis Strissel; brother-in-law, Gaylord Strissel; sister-in-law, Darlene Beach, and nephews, Lonny and Richard Beach.
Mary Jane is survived by her husband, Duane of Erhard; brother, Robert Beach of Fargo; children, Bradley of California, Robert of Erhard, and Janelle of North Carolina; in-laws, Lloyd and Olga Mavis of Minneapolis, Carol Mavis of Seattle, and Isabelle Mavis of Helena, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Service: 2:00 p.m., Friday June 19, 2020, at the Olson Funeral Home Chapel in Fergus Falls. Attendance will be limited as required by the state and local authorities and the CDC.
Clergy: Reverend Craig Palach
Interment: St. Paul Cemetery, rural Fergus Falls
Arrangements are provided by the Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls.
Online condolences may be sent to www.olsonfuneralhome.com
Mary Jane was born in Barrett Hospital, MN on April 15, 1933, to Claude and Esther (Olson) Beach. When she was eight years old the family moved to a farm north of Ashby, MN. She was baptized at the Lein Lutheran Church in Barrett and confirmed at Pelican Lake Lutheran Church in Ashby. Mary Jane graduated from Ashby High School in 1951. After graduation she went to work at St. Luke’s Hospital in Fergus Falls for six months and then she worked for the Ottertail County Auditor for four and a half years, ending up as the head bookkeeper.
On September 28, 1957, Mary Jane married Duane Mavis at Trinity Church in Fergus Falls, together they farmed the Mavis family farm; three children were born to this union, Bradley, Robert, and Janelle.
Mary Jane loved her large flower beds and large garden, mowing lawn, helping on the farm, freezing vegetables, and making meals for the hired men. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, East Friberg. She taught Sunday School, was secretary for Ladies Aide, of which she was a member.
She and Duane traveled to Billings, Yellowstone National Park, Teton National Park, Helena, MT, Seattle, California, Tijuana, Mexico, Arizona, Grand Canyon, North Carolina, Texas, Washington D.C, Hawaii, and Glacier National Park. They loved to travel together.
Preceding her in death were her parents, Claude and Esther Beach; sister, Phyllis Strissel; brother-in-law, Gaylord Strissel; sister-in-law, Darlene Beach, and nephews, Lonny and Richard Beach.
Mary Jane is survived by her husband, Duane of Erhard; brother, Robert Beach of Fargo; children, Bradley of California, Robert of Erhard, and Janelle of North Carolina; in-laws, Lloyd and Olga Mavis of Minneapolis, Carol Mavis of Seattle, and Isabelle Mavis of Helena, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Service: 2:00 p.m., Friday June 19, 2020, at the Olson Funeral Home Chapel in Fergus Falls. Attendance will be limited as required by the state and local authorities and the CDC.
Clergy: Reverend Craig Palach
Interment: St. Paul Cemetery, rural Fergus Falls
Arrangements are provided by the Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls.
Online condolences may be sent to www.olsonfuneralhome.com
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