Marie Ebnet

Marie M. Ebnet, age 62 of Big Birch Lake/ Melrose, died September 15, 2003 after a courageous seven month battle with cancer. She died peacefully with her friends and family at her home.

Services will be 12 noon Thursday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Melrose. Inurnment will be at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Little Falls at a later date.

Friends may call from 4 to 9 pm Wednesday and from 8 to 11:30 am Thursday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. Parish prayers will be at 8 pm Wednesday evening.

Marie Ebnet was born in Richmond to Albert and Elizabeth (Egerman) Backes. She was united in marriage to Michael "Mick" Ebnet on December 27, 1962 in Farming, MN. Marie graduated from the Albany High School in 1958. She attended St. Cloud School of Nursing and received a Bachelor of Science degree from St. Cloud State University. She was employed at the St. Cloud Hospital, St. Cloud Veterans Hospital and was a nursing instructor at St. Cloud Technical College for 25 years. Marie resided in Albany and Big Birch Lake. She enjoyed playing with her grandchildren, painting pictures, gardening, playing piano, antique hunting, fishing and deer hunting. Marie was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Melrose.

Survivors include her husband, Michael "Mick" Ebnet of Big Birch Lake; daughter, Karen Stauber and her husband, Tom of Chanhassen; grandchildren, Anna, Ted, Tony and Abraham; brothers and sisters, George Backes (Gloria), Gene Backes (Ella) all of St. Cloud, Esther Bien of North Lake, IL, Florence Patterson of Dallas, GA, Irene Plantenberg (Ed, Jr.), Rosalie Thomes (Dick) all of Richmond, Joan Gerber (Bob) of Minnetonka, and James Backes (Carol) of West Union.

Marie was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Kathleen Elizabeth Ebnet on December 21. 1984; brother, Carl Backes; sisters, Mildred Schulte and Melda Spaeth.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the Marie and Kathy Ebnet Scholarship Fund at the Albany High School 30 Forest Avenue, Box 330, Albany, MN 55307.