Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, February 24, at the First Presbyterian Church of Howard Lake.
Mary Anne Stenberg, was born in Minneapolis,
Minnesota on May 16, 1946 to Axel and Catherine (MacDonald)
Anderson. She grew up in Cokato,
Minnesota and graduated from Cokato
High School in 1964.
On June 27, 1964
Mary was united in marriage to Verdell Stenberg at the Evangelical Lutheran
Church of Cokato. The couple made their
home in Howard Lake.
Mary received her Registered Nursing degree at the Anoka
Ramsey Community College. She pursued her career at the Waconia
Hospital and Howard Lake Good
Samaritan Nursing home for 33 years.
Mary enjoyed reading, bird watching, gardening, and most of
all family and friends. She was a long
time member and very active at the First Presbyterian Church of Howard
Lake. Mary also was involved in the
Lions Seeing Eye dog program.
Mary passed away suddenly on February 16, 2012 in Howard
Lake. She had reached the age of 65 years and 9
months.
Survivors include, her children: Dean (Catherine) Stenberg
of Cokato, and Lauri (Darin) Zumach of Buffalo.
Grand children Jeremy Dodge, Axel, Veronica and Drake Stenberg, Kylee
and Kari Zumach. Brother Harold (Louise)
Anderson of Huntsville
Alabama.
Brother-in-laws Daryll (Deb) Stenberg of Howard Lake, and John (Bev)
Watson of Park Rapids. Sister-in-law Kay
Stenberg of Howard Lake. Nieces, nephews, other relatives and many
friends.