Marjory Guck

Marjory Guck, age 75, of Buckman Township, rural Royalton, MN, passed away Friday, March 18, 2016, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Sauk Rapids surrounded by her loving family.

A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 26, 2016, at St. Johns Lutheran Church of Dixville, rural Royalton with Rev. David Franzmeier officiating. Burial will be in St. Johns Cemetery. A luncheon will be held at the St. Michaels Parish Hall, in Buckman, following the burial.

Visitation will be held from 4:00 8:00 p.m. on Friday, March 25, 2016, at Emblom Brenny Funeral Service in Pierz, MN, with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m.

Visitation will continue at the church on Saturday one hour prior to the service.

Marjory Helene Kriefall was born on April 16, 1940, in Little Falls, Minnesota the daughter of Alvin Jim and Ruth (Kuschel) Kriefall. She grew up on the family farm three miles south of Buckman. She attended District 18 in Dixville through the eighth grade and then graduated from Royalton High School, Class of 1958. After graduation, she moved to Minneapolis and worked at Marquette National Bank. She then returned to the Royalton area where she worked at Royalton High School as the Secretary to the Superintendent. She later decided to return to Twin Cities area and worked in St. Paul at Remington Rand Division of Sperry Rand Corp. in security. Marjory was united in marriage to Lawrence Edward Guck on July 2, 1962, at St. Josephs Catholic Church in Morrill, MN. In 1969, Marjory Lawrence moved up north and purchased a farm south of Buckman. Later on in 1973, they purchased the farm Marjory grew up on. Marjory also worked at Stearns Manufacturing in Sauk Rapids, MN. She was a faithful member of St. Johns Lutheran Church at Dixville where she played organ for over 50 years. She was also a member of the Ladies Aid. Before her vision deteriorated, she read a lot of romance novels, loved to sew, enjoyed vegetable and flower gardening and canning, caring for her plants in the house, setting puzzles, solving crossword puzzles, playing cards with the neighbors, researching family history and was an excellent cook and enjoyed cooking for her family. Marjory had beautiful handwriting and loved to paint ceramics until her tremors took over. She was a member of area bowling teams, caretaker for her parents, mother-in-law and two of her second cousins.

Left to cherish her memory are her husband of 53 years, Lawrence of Royalton, MN; children, Kathy (Ron) Kahl of Buckman, MN, Larry (Sarra) Guck of Bonney Lake, WA, Jim (Connie) Guck of Fort Ripley, MN, Sue (Gerald) Koenig of St. Augusta, MN, Chris (Darren) Eden of Pierz, MN, Steve Guck of Browerville, MN and Greg (Heidi) Guck of Pierz, MN; siblings, Marlene Bragelman of Sauk Rapids, MN and Marvin (Sherrill) Kriefall of Sauk Rapids, MN; 15 grandchildren, John, Joe, Mark Kahl and Sarah (Kahl) Mathiason, Tanya McCoy, David Guck, Kaylee Guck, Mitchell and Trevor Koenig, David, Dustin, Colby and Travis Eden, Lillian and Megan Guck; three step-grandchildren, Samantha Strickland, Leesha Woolery and Cody Pecor; nine great-grandchildren and one step-great-grandchild.

Marjory was preceded in death by her parents and granddaughter, Kelsey Kay Eden (1990).