Marvel Anderson

Marvel Anderson, age 88, of Ortonville, MN, formerly of Clinton, MN, passed away on Saturday, June 22, 2024, at Fairway View Neighborhoods in Ortonville, MN.

Memorial services will be held on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Clinton, MN. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the church on Tuesday. Minister Jim Rach will officiate, and inurnment will be at Clinton City Cemetery.

The service will be live streamed and recorded and will be viewable at the bottom of this page.

Marvel Joyce (Krause) Anderson was born on September 24, 1935, at the St. Cloud Hospital to Herbert Krause and Clara (Beck) Krause. She grew up on the Krause Family farm 10 miles east of Rice, MN. Marvel was baptized at St. John’s Lutheran Church also known as Dixville Church near Royalton, MN.

Marvel attended Benton County School District #38 for her elementary education. She said that the school was just a short walk down their driveway so she would try to follow her sister to school. Her parents decided to just enroll her so she was four years old when she started first grade and only 16 years old when she graduated from high school. Marvel attended Trinity Lutheran Church School in Sauk Rapids for her 7th and 8th grade year, she was also confirmed at Trinity in 1948. She then attended and graduated from Sauk Rapids High School in 1952.

Marvel attended St. Cloud Teachers College (St. Cloud State) and completed a 3-year teaching degree in 1955. In the summer of 1955, she worked as a waitress at Rutgers Pine Beach Lodge on Gull Lake. In 1955, she accepted an elementary teaching position in Willmar, MN. Marvel continued her education with summer sessions until she earned her bachelor’s degree in 1957. She moved to Mound, MN, and taught there for three years.

Marvel had met Eddie through his sister, Ruth, when she was teaching in Willmar. They were married at St. John’s Lutheran Church on July 8, 1961. Marvel got a job teaching in Ortonville in the fall of 1961 and taught there for two years. Marvel and Eddie lived in Clinton then moved to the Anderson family farm in 1975. Marvel loved farm life and being a mom and grandma. She had big gardens and was often found in the yard or in the field. She was a substitute teacher, a 4-H leader, a Sunday School Director, and held many positions at church. She was a member of the September Birthday Club which is the oldest organization in Clinton. She was also a charter member of the Minnesota “Marvel” Club. She loved helping out in her community and quilting at Trinity Lutheran Church was one of her favorite groups in her later years. 

Marvel is survived by her children: Dean Anderson (Sharon Schroeder) of Hopkins, MN; Joleen (Matt) Rein of Center City, MN; and Lynn (Dan) Retzlaff of Fargo, ND; two grandchildren: Anna and Erin Rein; step-granddaughters: Sarah Eichhorn, and Jordan (Brandon) Derhaag; and step-great-grandchildren: Tristan, Naveah, Savanah, Sawyer, Kora, and Callen.

Marvel was preceded in death by her parents, Herbert and Clara Krause; her sister, Lavina; her brother-in-law, Hubert; and her husband, Eddie.

Family requests memorials be made to the Trinity Lutheran Church sound system fund.