Marlene Susan Danielson Beedy was born May 10, 1940 in Grand Forks, ND to Truman and Bernice Danielson.  She was baptized and confirmed at Bygland Lutheran Church in rural Fisher, MN.  She attended a one-room school, Timberline 93 and graduated from East Grand Forks Senior High School in 1958.  Marlene attended Augsburg College in Minneapolis for nursing and trained at the Swedish Hospital.

Marlene was married to David Thomas Beedy on Oct 21, 1961 at Bygland Lutheran Church in rural Fisher, MN.

Marlene was a life-long nurse, working most of her nursing career on the Mental Health Unit at the Thief River Falls hospital.  Marlene retired in 2007.  After retirement she cared for her aunt Sylvia at the Summit/Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, MN until Sylvia's death at age 100 in 2018.

Marlene had many hobbies and interests in life.  Crocheting was very important to her as was her time spent at Zion Lutheran Church making prayer shawls.  She loved to read and do word puzzles, Sudoku, and more recently boxed puzzles; anything to keep her mind active and alert.

Marlene was a long-time member of the American Legion Auxiliary, on the Board of Valley Home, on the Trinity Lutheran Church Council and helped to deliver Meals on Wheels until her health no longer enabled her to do it.  She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and was a volunteer there for many church activities.  After retirement she did catering work for Jeff Liden.

Marlene and David Beedy had three boys: Twins Michael (Janelle) and Mark (Mark) and 4 years later Craig (Karla).  Marlene was blessed with two amazing grandchildren: Kendra (Jesse Henke) (who is a Registered Nurse), Kelton (who is a farm manager) and step granddaughter Katie and step-great grandchildren: Aydin & Zane.  She was proud of all of them.

Marlene was preceded in death by her husband David (1985), her father (1995) and mother (2003), her sisters Jean (Dale) Myerchin (2009) and Helen Randel (2014) and brother-in-law Dale Myerchin (2020).  Marlene was diagnosed with bladder cancer on Dec. 23, 2020 and died at Sanford Hospital on February 1, 2021.  Marlene was a life-long nurse and spent a lot of her time helping people in their times of need.  May her memory be blessed and her life be remembered by all.  She will be greatly missed by her family and friends.