Margaret Corinne Vener

Margaret Corinne Vener, age 86 of Grey Eagle, Minnesota (formerly of Arlington, Minnesota) passed away Thursday, December 19, 2024 at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

A memorial service of Christian burial will be held at 11 AM Saturday, January 18, 2025 at Saint Joseph’s Catholic Church in Grey Eagle. Inurnment will be in Saint Bernard's Cemetery in Ward Springs at a later date.

Visitation is from 9 to 11 AM Saturday at the church.

Margaret Corinne Pallansch was born on October 20, 1938 in Grey Eagle, Minnesota to Aloysius “Peanuts” and Rose (Kane) Pallansch. She was raised in Grey Eagle and graduated from Saint Francis High School in Little Falls, Minnesota. She graduated from The College of Saint Scholastica in Duluth with a degree in medical technology, then married John M. Vener on December 27, 1960 at St. Luke’s Catholic Church in St. Paul, Minnesota. She worked as a laboratory technologist while John finished medical school and residency. They moved and raised their family in Arlington, Minnesota. Corinne was a voracious reader. She was a member of PEO Chapter EQ St. Cloud, Minnesota and the Arlington Garden Club. She enjoyed cooking, gardening, bird watching, traveling, and spending time at the cabin on Big Birch Lake in Grey Eagle. In 2006, John and Corinne retired on Big Birch Lake.

Survivors include her husband of 64 years, John Vener MD of Grey Eagle; her children, Michael (Kim) Vener MD of Watertown, South Dakota, James Vener of Grey Eagle, Anne Karl (Dan) of Belle Plaine, and Jack Vener of Saint Joseph; four grandchildren, Erin Burson MD (Luke), Vinzenz Karl, Michelle Vener, and Thomas Vener; brother, Robert Pallansch; and sister-in-law, Judy Pallansch. 

Corinne was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Joseph Pallansch; and sister-in-law, Lenore “Norie” Pallansch.

In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to the Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls Sisters Retirement Care 116 8th Ave SE, Little Falls, MN 56345; Website: fslf.org