Services for Marian Hamann will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6, at Zion Lutheran Church in Hardwick with the Rev. Mark Mumme officiating. Burial will be in Luverne Memorial Gardens, northwest of Luverne.
Marian E. "Tootie" Hamann, 72, Luverne, died Monday, Sept. 3, 2001, in Luverne Hospice Cottage.
Marian Elizabeth Hunstad was born to Rudolph and Elsie (Beyer) Hunstad on Sept. 2, 1929, in Rose Dell Township, Rock County. She attended country school at District 36 Central and one year of high school in Jasper. Following her education she worked at Northland Cafe in Pipestone.
She married Virgil Hamann on June 14, 1947, in Luverne. Following their marriage they farmed in Rose Dell Township. Mr. Hamann preceded her in death on May 20, 1975. She continued to live on the farm until her failing health caused her to move. She was admitted to Luverne Hospice Cottage on July 16.
Mrs. Hamann was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Hardwick. She was an avid racing fan and enjoyed sporting events. She bowled for many years and served as secretary for the Jasper Women's Bowling Association. In her later years she loved to go deer hunting as well as snowmobiling and fishing. She enjoyed entertaining her family and friends at her lake home.
Survivors include her six children, Roger and Deanna Hamann, Slayton, Douglas Hamann and his special friend, Dianne, Neale Hamann and his special friend, Vickie, all of Luverne, Barbara and Larry Olesen, Hurley, S.D., Gene and Barb Hamann, Hardwick, and Nancy Hamann, Denver, Colo.; 13 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; one brother, Gordon Hunstad and his wife, Dorothy, Pipestone; and two sisters, Luella Zirtzman, Lakewood, Calif., and Florence "Jo" Gewecke, Pipestone.
Mrs. Hamann was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Virgil, and two brothers, Orlen and Raymond Hunstad.
Foster Hartquist Funeral Home, Jasper, is in charge of arrangements.