Bernice M. Marohn, age 75, of Annandale died Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at Sunrise Cottages, Buffalo.

Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 4, 2012 at Zion Lutheran Church, Annandale with Rev. Thomas Queck officiating.  Burial will follow at Pleasantview Cemetery, Annandale.  Visitation will be at the Church from 5-8 p.m. Friday and Saturday one hour prior to services.  There will be a prayer service 7 p.m. Friday.

Bernice Mary Marohn was born October 19, 1936 to Leo and Helen (Flatoff) Zurawski in Stevens Point, WI.  She was Baptized on October 25, 1936 at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church and graduated from P.J. Jacobs High School, Stevens Point in 1954; then later in life earned a Bachelor's Degree from St. Cloud State University.  She married Marvin Marohn on December 31, 1955 and they resided in Annandale where she worked with Marv in his produce business and later in the grocery business.  She helped build Marv's Red Owl from the ground up beginning with mixing the cement for the building.  She worked in the produce and health & beauty departments or wherever she was needed.  She had a heart for homeless animals and did foster care for many kittens and puppies.  She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church where she was Confirmed on September 25, 1956, was a member of the choir and taught Sunday School & Vacation Bible School.  In 2005 she and Marv received the Minneapolis Aquatennial Commodore's Award for their volunteerism and contributions to the community.  Bernice had a strong faith in her Savior and passed that onto her greatest treasure, her family.  Her children and grandchildren were truly her delight and joy.

She is survived by her husband Marvin of Annandale, children & their spouses Julie & Ronald Starke of Annandale, Robert & Valerie Marohn of Annandale, Matthew & Vicki Marohn of Maple Lake, grandchildren Michael & Jill Starke, Madilyn & Tanner Marohn, Holly & Maxwell Marohn, sisters-in-law Nora Bell of Wayzata, Audrey "Peachy" & Lou Zurawski of Stevens Point, and brother-in-law Lawrence Calderone of Eagle River, AK.  She was preceded in death by her parents, brothers & sisters Theodore & Leonard Zurawski, Esther Orr, Irene Krasavage, and Emily Calderone, brothers-in-law & sister-in-law Marcus & Viva Strohschein, Duane Bell, Casimir Krasavage, and Herbert Orr.

The pallbearers will be Jonathan & David Strohschein, Scott Douglas, and Michael Starke.  The honorary pallbearers will be Jill Starke, Madilyn, Tanner, Holly & Maxwell Marohn, and Steven Orr.  The music for the service will be provided by Diane Johnson, organist and Laura Thurk, soloist.  The arrangements were entrusted to Dingmann Funeral Care of Annandale.

---