Marcella Korner, 84, formerly of Turtle Lake, ND died November 7, 2014 in a Bismarck Care Center. Funeral Services will be held 10:30 AM Saturday, November 15, 2014 at Goetz Funeral Home Chapel, Turtle Lake with Pastor Randy Emgarten officiating. Burial will be at the Turtle Lake Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the services on Saturday at the funeral home.
Marcella was born November 11, 1929 in Turtle Lake, ND, the daughter of Art and Eva (Hoffer) Brokofsky. She attended country school near Turtle Lake. Marcella met the love of her life, Emil Korner and they were married on March 4, 1946 in Washburn, ND. Following their marriage, they lived in Turtle Lake where they raised their family. Emil died on September 20, 2007. Marcella lived in Valley City and Bismarck. She entered the Good Samaritan Society in Bismarck in 2012 where she lived until her death on November 7, 2014. Marcella enjoyed playing bingo, cards and board games.
She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law: Myron and Donna Korner, Suisun City, CA; four daughters and sons-in-law: Kathy Poepel, Washburn, ND, Mary and Vernon Miller, Kerrville, TX, Nancy Zueger, Rice Lake, WI and Sally and Marion Berg-Gajdos, Florence, KY; thirteen grandchildren; eighteen great-grandchildren and one great-great grandson.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband in 2007; three daughters: Sharon Kennelly, Marjorie Ann Korner and Joyce McCray.