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Marolyn Wrage

[August 15, 2011]  EMDEN -- Marolyn June Wrage, 80, of Emden, died Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011, at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, surrounded by her family.

Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Tuesday at Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home in Lincoln. Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Prairieland Christian Church in Hartsburg, preceded by another visitation from 10 until 11 a.m.

Burial will follow in Hartsburg Union Cemetery.

Mrs. Wrage was a bookkeeper for Myers Industries, for Wrage Trucking, kept the farm books and was the bookkeeper for ME Realty until her retirement in January.

She was born June 5, 1931, the second of identical twins born to Harm and Alice Mammen Fink in their home in Emden. She married Kenneth Eldon Wrage on Oct. 28, 1951, in Emden. He preceded her in death on Sept. 1, 1987.

She is survived by her sons, Brian (and Nancy) Wrage of Atlanta and Kurt (and Lisa) Wrage of Emden; her daughter, Lisa (and Stan) Clark of Lincoln; grandchildren Holly (and Garrett) Barksdale, Rachel (and Jerod) Mattson, Jason (and Elizabeth) Wrage, Kate (and Wes) Dahl, Matthew (and Jessie) Wrage, Jeffrey Clark, Joshua Clark, William Clark and Alicia Clark; great-grandchildren Kennedy Barksdale, Ellie Wrage, Brent Dahl and Jake Dahl; and her sisters, Carolyn McMath of Lincoln and Loretta Hellman of Emden.

She was also preceded in death by an aunt, Eileen Mammen.

Marolyn was a member of Prairieland Christian Church, Emden American Legion Auxiliary, Richmond Community Club and the New Holland Kitchen Band.

She was an accomplished musician. She taught and played the piano and marimba and played the organ for the church in her youth.

She graduated from Hartsburg-Emden High School and later from Lincoln College while raising children.

Marolyn was very family-oriented, and her children and grandchildren were the joy of her life. She loved hearing her grandchildren tell stories about their day. One of her favorite pastimes was spending time with her identical twin sister, Carolyn, and their sister, Loretta.

She cooked Sunday night supper for three generations of the Fink family for many years and loved having the family all together.

Marolyn was such a devoted daughter and niece that she was the caregiver to her mother and aunt in their final years.

Memorial donations may be made to Prairieland Christian Church, Emden Fire and Rescue, or to the organization of the donor's choice.

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