Marian Hoeschen

Marian Hoeschen, 82 year old resident of Rogers, MN formerly of Swanville, MN passed away Tuesday, September 12, 2006 at the Wellstead of Rogers in Rogers, MN. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, September 16, 2006 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Swanville. Burial will be in St. John’s Parish Cemetery in Swanville. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 PM on Friday, September 15th and from 9:30 to 10:30 AM on Saturday at the church. Parish Prayers will be held at 7 PM on Friday evening at the church. Marian (Raeker) Hoeschen was born on May 25, 1924 in Freeport, Minnesota to the late Bernard and Helen (Rolfes) Raeker. Marian grew up in the Freeport area and attended Sacred Heart School. Marian went to beauty school in Minneapolis after graduating from Melrose High School, but returned to Freeport to marry Louis Hoeschen on September 10, 1946. Marian and Louis lived in Grey Eagle, and Marian worked as a beautician while Louis learned the hardware business. In 1954, they purchased the Hauge Hardware store in Swanville. They raised their family and ran Hoeschen Hardware together for the next 28 years, retiring in 1982 to their home on Long Lake. Marian enjoyed having her friends and family around her for home-cooked meals and cards, her beautiful quilting and embroidering, and singing in the choir of St. John the Baptist Church. After Louis’s death in 1998, Marian lived with her daughter, Mary for several years, and at the time of her passing was a resident of the Wellstead in Rogers, MN. Marian is survived by her sons, Wayne Hoeschen of Shoreview, MN, Roger Hoeschen of Minneapolis, MN; daughters, Mary Hoeschen and Cindy Hoeschen also of Minneapolis, MN; brothers, Eugene, Edward and Paul Raeker; sisters, Alice Saunders and Phyllis Pelo; grandchildren, Andrea Hoeschen. Jodianne Coler, Leah Anderson, Rachael, Nathan, and Mathew Hoeschen,; great-granddaughters, Annabelle and Zoe Coler. Marian was preceded in death by her husband, Louis Hoeschen; grandson, Michael Hoeschen; parents, Bernard and Helen Raeker; brothers, Arthur, Bernard, and Harold Raeker; sisters, Catherine Raeker and Vera Guimont. Memorials may be given to the Alzheimer’s Association in Marian’s name (http://www.alz.org). Arrangements are with the Shelley-Gibson Funeral Chapel in Swanville, MN (320)632-5242 www.shelleyfuneralchapels.com

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Marian Hoeschen

May 25, 1924 - September 12, 2006