Marian Wunder, 89, lifelong central Perkins Co. resident, passed away early Wednesday, June 21, 2006 at West River Regional Medical Center in Hettinger, ND.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, June 24 at 1 PM at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Bison, with Rev. Fr. Brian Fawcett officiating. Interment will be in Galloway Cemetery, Meadow, SD. Visitation will be Friday, June 23 from noon to 5:30 at Evanson Jensen Funeral Home Lemmon, SD and one hour prior to services at the church. A Vigil Service and Rosary will be Friday evening at 7:30 pm at Blessed Sacrament Church.
Marian Hulm was born Aug. 15, 1916 to Frank and Anna Maria (Wald) Hulm at their homestead near Meadow, SD. She attended Meadow Central School through the ninth grade.
She was married to Joe Wunder on Jan. 19, 1937 at Bison, SD. Shortly thereafter they moved to Grand Coulee, WA, where he worked on the Grand Coulee and Hoover Dam projects. They then lived in Portland, OR, where he worked in the shipyards. In 1943 they returned to Perkins County, SD, where they took over the operation of his father's farm. They expanded the farming operation east of Bison and raised their family there. Marian remained on the farm after her husband's death on Oct. 10, 2000.
Marian was an active member of Blessed Sacrament Church and the Altar Society. She helped with many dinners, funerals and bazaars, sang in the choir and was devoted to her church, family, home and friends. She will be remembered for being a great homemaker, gardener, canner and baker; especially "kuchen".
A memorial has been established.
She leaves to mourn, two sons; Dr. Jim (Peg) Wunder, Mobridge, SD, Gary (Laurie) Wunder, Sioux Falls, SD, two daughters; Janice (Al) Jacobs, Richland, WA and Linda (Bob) Christman, Bismarck, ND, and 11 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren, 2 great-great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Judy and five brother, Joe, Thomas, Frank, John and Bernard Hulm and three sisters, Martha Veal, Frances Hulm and Helen Meigs.