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Marie Goertzen

Marie Goertzen, 91, of Joseph, Ore., died Nov. 14, 2002, at Joseph, Ore.

Born Dec. 29, 1910, at Munich, N.D., she was the daughter of Bernard and Katheryn (Dick) Thiessen.

On Oct. 25, 1930, at Moorhead, Minn., she married Peter Goertzen. He died in 2000.

She was a physical therapist.

Survivors include son, Dr. Eugene Goertzen of Seattle, Wash; daughters, Danelda Klein of Hillsboro, Blanche Hunefeld of Brazil, and Delores Loewen of Joseph, Ore.; 27 grandchildren; and 40 great-grandchildren.

Services were held Tuesday at Hillsboro Memorial Chapel with Pastor Lowell Hunefeld officiating. Burial was at Hillsboro Mennonite Brethren Cemetery.

A memorial fund has been established with Pregnancy Crisis Center. Condolences may be sent to the family via hillsboromemchapel @hotmail.com

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