Major County, Oklahoma

The funeral service for Marie Penner, 83, Fairview, is 10:30 a.m., Saturdays, August 20, 2016 at the Church of God in Christ Mennonite, Fairview. Burial follows in the Cedar Cemetery. Arrangements are by Fairview Funeral Home, Inc.

Marie (Koehn) Penner was born Jan. 29, 1933, to Edward and Ida Koehn at Camp 45, in Chihuahua, Mexico, and passed away August 15, 2016, after a short battle with lung cancer.

Marie grew up in Mexico in a small adobe house. In 1944, she moved with her family to Saltillo. Her parents built a four room house in there for nine children and grandma.

In 1951, Marie moved to Kansas with her parents, one brother and two sisters, and at the age of 18, became a United States citizen. She worked for her sister Sadie helping care for the new baby; later working at a chicken plant before becoming a cook and housekeeper at a nursing home.

During her teenage years, she gave her heart to her Lord and became a member of the Church of God in Christ Mennonite and remained faithful her whole life.

She married Melvin Dale Penner, Oct. 22, 1961, in Moundridge, Kan. They made their home in Isabella and welcomed one son and one daughter into their lives. Marie was a homemaker for many years before working as a house keeper. She continued to clean houses until her retirement.

She enjoyed sewing, baking and crocheting. Marie taught her granddaughters to bake what their friends referred to as, "Grandma Penner cookies." Many times her granddaughters would call to order these cookies on weekends, when they were home from college.

In August 2015, she moved to the Fairview Fellowship Home with her husband Melvin and made her home there until our Heavenly Father called her home. Marie enjoyed her life at the Fellowship Home, making new friends, attending activities and crocheting her doilies.

Marie is survived by, one son, Gary Penner; one daughter; Berneta Kimbrell; three granddaughters, Becky and husband Greg Burt; Holly Weidner; and Victoria Kimbrell; four great-grandchildren, Alexzander, Wyatt, Brinley and Grady; one brother, Henry Koehn and wife, Gladys; five sisters, Pauline Jantzen; Maggie Base; Ester Unruh; Hanna Koehn; Eva and husband, Benton Smith; two sisters-in-law, Betty Penner, and Lou Ella Deming; also many nieces, nephews, family and friends.

Preceding her in death are her loving husband, Melvin; her parents; one brother and one sister in infancy; one brother, Walter Koehn; two sisters, Bertha Smith and Sadie Braun; one sister-in law and five brothers-in-law.

Condolences may be made online at www.FairviewFuneralHomeInc.com.

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