Marjorie Gleason

Marjorie Gleason October 13, 1921 - April 10, 2009

Marjorie L. Gleason, age 87 of Waseca, died on Friday, April 10, 2009 at Lake Shore Inn, Waseca. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, April 15th at 1:30 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Waseca with Fr. Martin Schaefer officiating. Interment will be in the Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 4 to 8 p.m. at McRaith Funeral Home in Waseca, and will continue on Wednesday afternoon for one hour prior to services at church. There will be a 7:30 p.m. parish prayer service Tuesday evening at the funeral home. Marjorie Lorraine was born on October 13, 1921 in Morris, Minnesota to Nicholaus and Selma (Thomson) Lux. She and her family moved from Ramona, South Dakota to Waseca in the summer of 1930. She graduated from Waseca Central High School in 1939. Prior to her marriage Marge worked at JC Penny''s in Waseca, and in an ammunition plant in Los Angeles. On November 19, 1942 she was united in marriage to Raymond Gleason at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Waseca. Marge worked alongside Ray on their dairy farm while raising their family. In 1991 they moved into the city of Waseca. Marge was a longtime member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Waseca. She was active in her church circle, the Sacred Heart W.C.C.W., and volunteered her time to many other church groups and activities. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting and baking, having baked the wedding cakes for her children and grandchildren''s weddings. She especially enjoyed time spent with her children and grandchildren. She is survived by her husband of 66 years Ray and her four children, Susan (Neil) Hovelsrud of Waseca, Donald (Peggy) Gleason of Owatonna, Joseph Gleason of Waseca, Jerry (Joette) Gleason of Waseca, and her son- in-law Donald Manke of Janesville; by 15 grandchildren, Tammy (Randy) Cummins, Kathy (Jason) Witt, Donald (Stacey) Manke, Greg Manke, Cassie Hovelsrud, Toby (Angie) Hovelsrud, Stacey Larson, Brian Gleason, Stephanie Gleason, Jessica (Andrew) Gregory, Jeffrey Gleason, Jennifer Gleason, Brandon Gleason, Jacob Gleason and Kimberly Gleason; by 15 great grandchildren, Kortney and Karter Cummins, Jarod, Austin and Katey Witt, Morgan, Ashley, Joshua and Cora Manke, Carter Hovelsrud, Colton, Carley and Calvin Larson, Jada Gleason and Haylie Bartelt; by her sister-in-law Rosella Gleason, and several nieces and nephews, and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her daughter Jeanne Ann Manke on August 10, 2008; by her parents, her brother

James (Mary Jane) Lux, and sisters Doloris (Richard) Hayes and Wanda (Leland) Elton.