Marlys (Marles) Geraldine Lea (Lia) 1924 - 2010

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• Birth	05 Apr 1924	Family Farm, Pleasant Valley Township, Marshall County, South Dakota
  Gender	Female
  Died	01 Mar 2010	Avera-St. Luke’s Hospital, Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota
  	Obituary and Photo courtesy Price Funeral Chapel, Britton, South Dakota Marles G. Lea (April 5, 1924 - March 1, 2010) Britton, SD: The funeral for Marles Lea will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, March 5, 2010, at the Price Funeral Chapel, Britton. Reverends Sara and Terrill Sorensen will officiate. Burial will be in the Pleasant Valley Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-7:00 p.m. Thursday at the Price Funeral Chapel, Britton. Marles passed away Monday, March 1, 2010, at Avera-St. Luke?s Hospital in Aberdeen at the age of 85. Marles G. Lea was born April 5, 1924 on the family farm in Pleasant Valley Township of Marshall County, South Dakota to George J. and Mabel S. (Granaas) Lea. As a youngster, she grew up there and attended rural Marshall County schools. She graduated from Kidder High School in 1942. After receiving her education, she made her home with her folks on the farm. After the death of her mother, Marles stayed on the farm to help her father. Marles cared for him until he passed away in 1975. She remained on the farm until moving into the Continental Apartments in Britton in 1998. She has made her home there since that time. Marles was a member of the Pleasant Valley Lutheran Church of rural Kidder, and had been a part of the Ladies Aide. As a young person, Marles loved to roller skate and enjoyed going to movies. She had a great fondness for animals, especially the dogs that had been a part of her life. Her hands were always busy with craft projects, crocheting, beading or doing jigsaw puzzles. Marles was an avid sports fan and always listened to the NDSU Bison Ladies Basketball team, the Timberwolves and especially the Minnesota Twins. She liked to attend auction sales, rummage sales and look for bargains at thrift stores. Perhaps one of her favorite pastimes over the years was her time spent fishing with Frank Parrow. Marles is survived by a number of cousins and their families and many friends. Preceding her in death were her parents and an infant brother.
  Buried	05 Mar 2010	Pleasant Valley Lutheran Cemetery, Kidder, Marshall County, South Dakota
  Person ID	I25168	Dodge and Olmsted Minnesota Norwegian-Americans
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2010

  
  

  Father	George J. Lea (Lia),   b. 30 Jun 1893, Family Farm, Pleasant Valley Township, Marshall County, South Dakota ,   d. 30 Jun 1973, Family Farm, Pleasant Valley Township, Marshall County, South Dakota
  Mother	Mabel S. Granaas,   b. 14 Apr 1896, Veblen Township, Marshall County, South Dakota ,   d. 1948, Family Farm, Pleasant Valley Township, Marshall County, South Dakota
  Married	23 May 1921	Britton, Marshall County, South Dakota
  Family ID	F7083	Group Sheet

  
  

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  Marlys (Marles) Geraldine Lea Great Granddaughter of Ole Olsen and Live (Gulsdatter) Lia