Marian Hebner, 93 of Avon

Her funeral service will be 1:30 am Monday, January 26, 2009 at the Danzig Baptist Church, rural Avon, with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be at the church from 1 pm to 7pm on Sunday, followed by a prayer service.

Marian Hebner, daughter of Jacob and Mathilda (Buchholz) Pritzkau, was born August 16, 1915, on a farm near Avon, SD. She died January 22, 2009 at the Good Samaritan Society in Tyndall. Marian attained the age of 93 years, five months and six days.

Marian was baptized by Rev. A.W. Lang at the Tyndall Baptist Church and was later received into membership of the Danzig Baptist Church, rural Avon. On April 12, 1938, Marian was united in marriage to Jean W. Hebner by Rev. A.W. Lang at the Danzig Baptist Church. Jean died May 3, 2008. Marian remained a faithful member of the Danzig Baptist Church and was active in Sunday School, Women's Missionary Fellowship, choir, and served as pianist and organist.

Marian was employed as a cashier at Montgomery Ward in Mitchell for seven years and at the Avon community Bank as a bookkeeper for nearly 20 year, retiring in 1981. Her active interest included her organ playing at home and church and also being a member of the Avon Flower Club.

Grateful for having shared her life are a niece, Marlene Peterson of Granite Falls, MN; a nephew, Darrell Mattis of Rockford, IL; sister-in-law, Amelia Hebner of Vancouver, WA and her family; and many great nieces and nephews and friends.


Marian was preceded in death by her husband; parents; two sisters: Lilly Mattis and Ruth Van Gerpen; and one brother, Elmer Pritzkau. She was also preceded in death by three brothers, all of whom died in infancy.