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Marilyn Lillian Bentke

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Marilyn was born on January 4, 1938 and passed away on Friday, February 23, 2018. Marilyn was a resident of Texas at the time of passing. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, February 26, 2018 at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church. Burial will follow in Prairie Lea Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 until 7 p.m. Sunday at Memorial Oaks Chapel. Honorary pallbearers Delores Gaskamp, Melynda Giesenschlag, Kathy Gaskamp-Graves, Ralph Wittner, Steve Durbin, and all of Marilyn's pitch playing friends Memorials may be directed to St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church Radio Ministeries or any favorite charity.

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1306 West Main, Brenham, TX 77833

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