Marilyn Greenwood

November 30, 1934 - December 5, 2018

The funeral service for Marilyn Greenwood, of Eagle Bend and formerly of Bertha, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 8, at the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Bertha with Pastor Blake Rickbeil presiding. Visitation will be held at the church on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the service. Five days after her 84th birthday and surrounded by her loved ones, Marilyn passed away on Wednesday, December 5, 2018, at the hospital in St. Cloud, MN. Marilyn was born to George and Anna (Miller) Gallagher on November 30, 1934, in Lakota, IA. She attended school at Lakota IA, and continued with a secondary education in accounting. Marilyn was united in marriage to Marlyn Hagedorn on January 30 1953 in Elmore MN, and was blessed with four children. She was united in marriage with Deward Greenwood on August 1, 1997, in Millbank, SD. She was a mother, accountant, and worked on the family farm doing everything from milking cows to cultivating corn. She loved baking, cooking, canning, and when it was time to relax you would find her working in one of her many word puzzle books, or playing marbles or board games with her family and or friends. Preceding Marilyn in death were her husband Deward; her parents George and Anna Gallagher; and her sister Lorraine Thomsen. She is survived by her children Marla (Kevin) Pelewa, Mark (Janice) Hagedorn, Mahlon (Mary) Hagedorn, and Marsha (Chris) Young; stepchildren Sandy (Tim) Dinius, Angela (Barry) Baumeister, Cindy Smith, and Bradley Greenwood; and 18 grandchildren & 8 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Al Hinton, Mike Koppen, Sherman Thomson, Shawn Thomsen, Laron Skaare, Randy Skaare, Jim Kuettel.