Marlys Juhnke

Age: 87 October 29, 1931 – November 6, 2018 Services celebrating the life of Marlys Swanson Juhnke, age 87 of Little Falls, will be 10:30 AM, Saturday, November 10 at Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Upsala.  Burial will be in the church cemetery.  Marlys died Tuesday at St. Otto’s Care Home in Little Falls surrounded by her family.  There will be a visitation from 4-8:00 PM Friday and again after 9:30 AM, Saturday at the church in Upsala.  Arrangements are being made by the Miller-Carlin Funeral Homes. Marlys was born October 29, 1931 in Minneapolis to Emil and Mabel (Swenson) Swanson.  The family lived in Upsala until Emil died in 1943.  Marlys and her mother moved to Lafayette.  She graduated from high school in New Ulm in 1949.  She attended college in Mankato where she earned a degree in music with minors in art and piano in 1953.  Her first teaching job was in Wells where she taught vocal music.  She married Richard “Dick” Juhnke on June 26, 1954.  Marlys left teaching for 10 years to raise her children.  She returned to teaching in Kiester, where she taught until 1980.  She and Dick moved to Upsala where she taught until 1987.  She then worked as the food service director at Camp Lebanon on Cedar Lake.  Dick died in the summer of 1987.  In 1990, Marlys left her job at Camp Lebanon after a liver transplant.  She became the director of the Upsala Senior Center as well as continuing keyboarding for her church, Gethsemane Lutheran. She was a member of the League of Women Voters, the Legion  Auxiliary and numerous church organizations. Marlys is survived by her children, Alan (Claire) Juhnke, Lincoln NE; Karna (Brad) Boquet, Madison, WI and Karl (Joni Giese) Juhnke, Edina.  She is also survived by six grandchildren; Zachary (Brianna) Juhnke, Shannon (Brian) Jenkins, Katelyn Kitzrow, Stephanie Juhnke, Samuel Juhnke and Jonathan Kitzrow; and her three great-grandchildren, Ezekiel, Alexander and Desmond. She is preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Dick. Visitation Details There will be a visitation from 4-8:00 PM Friday and again after 9:30 AM, Saturday at Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Upsala Visitation Location Gethsemane Lutheran Church 115 Walnut Avenue West PO Box 128 Upsala, MN 56384 Visitation Map Service Details Services celebrating the life of of Marlys Swanson Juhnke, age 87 of Little Falls, will be 10:30 AM, Saturday, November 10 at Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Upsala. Service Location Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Upsala 115 Walnut Avenue West PO Box 128 Upsala, MN 56384 Service Map Contact Us Toll free phone number:    (800) 644-4058 Local phone number:   (320) 251-CARE Email Us:  [email protected] Locations St. Cloud Albany Holdingford Upsala © Copyright 2018 Miller Carlin Funeral Home, All Rights Reserved