Bonnie Marcyes

Bonnie Jean (Resch) Marcyes of Clarissa, formerly of Wadena, passed away on May 19, 2012. Bonnie was born on December 29, 1942 to Howard and Hazel (Leete) Witthuhn in Wadena. She graduated from Wadena High School in 1961. Bonnie married Tom Resch of Park Rapids on November 17, 1962, at Wadena United Methodist Church. Bonnie cared for a herd of 20 Holstein cows on a farm east of Wadena while Tom worked the fields until the time of his death on April 17, 1984. Bonnie married Norbert Kuehne in May of 1987 and moved to a hobby farm five miles north of Clarissa where she and Norbert semi-retired and raised beef cows and chickens until his death on June 9, 1997. Bonnie married Jesse Marcyes on March 20, 1999. Bonnie’s love for animals continued throughout her life as she and Jesse have a pet barn to share with family and friends. Bonnie’s pets included llamas, miniature donkeys and horses, ducks, pygmy goats, emus, and pot-belly pigs. Her interests also included gardening and doll collecting. Bonnie is survived by her husband Jesse Marcyes; sons Steve Resch of Miles City, MT, Jim Resch of Great Falls MT, Greg Resch of Wadena; step children Shari (Chris) Line of Eagle Bend, Carlene (Jason) Sandbakken of Clarissa, Cal (Joy) Marcyes of Alexandria, Dennis (Kleda) Kuehne and family of Valley City, ND, and Nancy (Bill) Pieper and family of Elk River; 16 grandchildren & 7 great-grandchildren; brother Jack (Bonnie) Witthuhn of Wadena; brothers-in-law Denny (Bonny) Marcyes, Punk (Laurie) Marcyes, Bob (Janet) Resch, and Rueben (Elva) Kuehne; sisters-in-law Gloria (Paul) Whitaker, Audrey (Dwight) Burlingame, and Edwina Gritz; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. She will be sadly missed by all who knew her, including her animals and dogs, Hughie, Sadie, and Ellie May. Bonnie was preceded in death by her parents Howard and Hazel; husbands Tom Resch and Norbert Kuehne; son Pete Resch; mothers-in-law Opal Marcyes and Arlys Resch; and brothers-in-law Rodney Marcyes and Clarence Gritz. Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. on May 23, 2012 at the Shepherd of the Valley Church in Clarissa with Pastor Melissa Ehrhardt presiding. Pallbearers were Steve Resch, Greg Resch, Chris Line, Jason Sandbakken, Christopher Biskey, and Michael Fuller. Interment was at the Wadena Cemetery.

Bonnie Marcyes

December 29, 1942 - May 19, 2012