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Submitted: 8/22/12 • Approved: 8/22/12 • Last Updated: 8/13/15 • R171037-G171036-S3
1918--2012
Mary Ann Ovre passed away Sunday, February 12, 2012 at Sanford USD Medical Center with her children at her side. Funeral Services will begin at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, February 16 at Grand Valley Lutheran Church. Mary was born March 12, 1918 to Paul and Sarah (Kliensasser) Pullman in Freeman, SD. She was 93 years old. She married John T. Ovre on August 28, 1941 in Dakota City, NE. To this union 4 children were born: daughter- Betty Quien, Harrisburg, SD; sons-Johnnie (Karen) Ovre, Harrisburg, SD, Donald (Clayene) Ovre, Larchwood, IA and Jerry (Judy) Ovre, Sioux Falls, SD. Mary worked over 30 years at Canton Good Samaritan Society in food service. She enjoyed playing cards, embroidering dish towels, making quilts, and her birthday and card clubs. She is survived by her children; sister, Anna Tschetter, Bridgewater, SD; sister-in-law, Marge Pullman, Wolsey, SD; 7 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; 9 great-great-grandchildren; and 1 step-grandson. She was preceded in death by her husband, John, in 1969; grandson, Andy Quien, in 1988; parents; and 4 brothers.
Contributed on 8/22/12 by bjbraaten
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