Maybelle Ganske

The funeral service for Maybelle Ganske a resident of the Central Todd County Care Center in Clarissa, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 5 at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Bartlett Township, with Pastor Robin Fish presiding. Visitation will be held on Wednesday from 4:00 until 7:00 p.m. at the Domian-Anderson Chapel in Bertha, and will resume at the church on Thursday from 12:30 p.m. until the time of service. At the age of 94, Maybelle passed away on Friday, December 30, 2016 at the Central Todd County Care Center in Clarissa, MN. Maybelle Viola Ganske was born at home to Charles Christ and Viola Jennie (Upson) Schewe on June 20, 1922, in Mulligan Township, Brown County, MN. There she spent her childhood and attended a rural country school through the eighth grade. Maybelle grew up on the farm and during WWII worked at the Green Giant Canning Factory located at Sleepy Eye. On April 24, 1946, Maybelle married Wallace Fredrick Ganske and together they moved to rural Comfrey, MN. In 1950, they moved to a farm east of Bertha. There Maybelle cultivated her interests in gardening, especially growing flowers, working puzzles, and doing farm work. She and Wallace were members of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Bartlett Township. Maybelle and Wallace became parents of Christine May (1952) and Gerald Wallace (1954). She enjoyed visiting with friends and family, playing cards and games, bowling for fun and for a league, and attending dances in Clarissa and Browerville. Maybelle worked at H.W. Carter & Sons in Staples as a fabric packager. She also did sewing repairs for Oak Ridge Homes in Wadena. In 1991, Maybelle moved off the farm and into the city of Bertha where she spent time doing ceramics, craft workshops, playing cards, and became a member of the Hewitt Senior Citizens. She so enjoyed traveling with her grandson, Mitchell, on vacation trips, going to places of interest in Minnesota, to Christine’s home in Rowe, NM, and to the Grand Canyon in Arizona. She greatly enjoyed visiting Gerald on his farm and riding the golf cart with Mitchell. Maybelle liked the Disney characters and was one of the biggest fans of the Minnesota Twins baseball team. She watched every game she could, keeping track of their stats, record, and shouting when she watched! Maybelle resided in her home in Bertha until moving to Central Todd County Care Center in Clarissa. She enjoyed time at the Care Center with residents and staff until the angels took her home on December 30, 2016. She had an amazing life seeing history change from 1922 to 2016 in her 94 years. Maybelle was preceded in death by her husband Wallace on December 15, 1985; parents Charles and Viola; brother Floyd Schewe; and sister Jean Schroeder. She is survived by her children Gerald (Peggy) Ganske of Hewitt and Christine Pierce of Bertha; along with three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Honorary pallbearers will be Leon Smith and Tatyana Smith. Serving as pallbearers will be Dave Piere, Joe Piere, Duane Piere, Dan Piere, Phillip Jasmer and Brian Smith. Burial will be next her husband in Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Bartlett Township, MN.

Maybelle Ganske

June 20, 1922 - December 30, 2016