Funeral services for Marlyce C. Brandt will be 10 a.m. Saturday, July 8, 2017, at Faith United Methodist Church, with Rev. Dave Lieder officiating. Burial will take place in the Spring Valley Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. on Friday at the Hindt Funeral Home in Spring Valley and will continue for one hour prior to the service at the church.
Marlyce C. Brandt, age 86, of Spring Valley, died Wednesday July 5, 2017, at the Ostrander Care and Rehab in Ostrander, Minn.
Marlyce was born November 12, 1930, in Spring Valley, to Leo and Olive (Mensink) Grabau. She attended and graduated from Spring Valley High School in 1948 and was united in marriage to Loren Brandt on October 9, 1949, at the Spring Valley Congregational Church. Together they farmed and milked cows for many years. Marlyce was also employed at the Spring Valley Creamery and worked for Don’s IGA for 33 years. She was a hard worker, enjoyed country music, cooking and flowers. Marlyce loved her children, grandchildren, and had a special love for her pets, especially her dogs.
She is survived by her children Ronald Brandt and Richard Brandt of Spring Valley, Kaye Michel of Rochester, Minn., and Ken (Connie) Brandt of Spring Valley, Minn.; three grandchildren: Carter, Paige and Amy (Chad) Bathke; and one great-grandchild, Katelyn Bethke. She is also survived by two brothers, Jerry (Tonya) Grabau of Geneva, Ind., and Steve (Cathy) Grabau of Rochester, Minn. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Loren in 2003, son-in-law Dana Michel, and one brother.
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