Marcella Teach

FUNERAL SERVICES :3:00 P.M. Tuesday May 28, 2013 at Grace Community Church, Osage, MNVISITATION :2:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. Tuesday May 28th, 2013 at Grace Community Church, Osage, MNINTERMENT :Riverside Cemetery, Osage, MN " May 24, 2013 Marcella "Sadie" Adel Teach, age 91 of Osage, MN, peacefully passed into eternal life on May 24, 2013 at the Essentia Medical Center in Fargo, ND with her loved ones at her side. Marcella was born on February 18, 1922 in Sioux City, Iowa to Fredric "Fritz" and Adelia "Daisy" (Mortens) Johannsen. She graduated from the Sioux City East High School in 1940, afterwards attending Denver University and the University of Iowa. She was united in marriage to Frank G. Teach, Sr, in 1943, an ensign in the Naval Air Corps. She was a housewife until she went to work at the Sioux City Consistory in the early 1960"s. Upon retirement she moved to Straight Lake, Osage, MN, where they had been long time summer residents. Marcella loved the outdoors. She was a lifeguard and swimming instructor in her early years, active in the Cub and Boy Scout program, secretary of the Sioux City PTA, a 50 year member of the Order of the Eastern Star, a St. Joseph"s Hospital Gift Shop Volunteer, a lifetime member of the American Legion Auxiliary, Crystal Rhythm Dance Club, and Osage Lions Club. She loved the water and woods of Minnesota, bass fishing being a favorite pastime. Sadie also enjoyed knitting, crossword puzzles and watching hummingbirds and loons. Marcella was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Frank Sr. in 1992. She is survived by her sons: Frank, Jr. (Linda) and Fred (Marilyn); grandchildren: Tammy, Ryan, Kara (Colin) Warren and Kiley.