Marina Mary (Kleinschmit) Bollich

MENOMINEE—MarinaMary(Kleinschmit) Bollich, 92, Menominee, died March 19, 2019 at her home, under hospice care.  

Visitation was March 22, with Rosary and Vigil Service, all at the church, and continued one hour prior to service time Saturday.  

Funeral Mass was March 23 at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Menoninee, with the Rev. Fr. James Keiter as celebrant.  

Arrangements were under the direction of Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home and Onsite Crematory, Yankton, S.D.  

Burial was in the St. Boniface Cemetery.  

Marina Mary Bollich was born Jan. 19, 1927, to John and Leona (Fernholz)

Kleinschmit in rural St. Helena.  She married Norbert Joseph Bollich Sept. 12, 1949, at Saint Boniface Catholic Church, Menominee.   They had eight children,  Linda, Daniel, Gary (deceased), LeeRoy, Anthony, Norma, Brian and Bruce.  Marina farmed with her husband, Norbert, in addition to raising their children until the mid-1970s.  

Marina enjoyed traveling throughout the United States with her husband, Norbert, visiting family and friends.  

Marina was also active with St. Boniface Church, Our Lady of the Snows and Ladies Guild.  Marina continued spreading love through her baking, working at The Quarry in Yankton, S.D., until 2009, and through quilting.  She continued to make quilts for her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren until her death.  

Those who will cherish her memory are her children, Linda Hodgdon, Alamogordo, N.M.; Daniel (Sharleen) Bollich, Great Falls, Mont.; LeeRoy (Shirley) Bollich, Great Falls, Mont.; Anthony (Tina) Bollich, Charlotte, N.C.; Norma (Chris) DeJong, Alamogordo, N.M.; Brian (Sue) Bollich, Omaha; and Bruce (Donna) Bollich, Menominee; 22 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; daughter-in-law, Renee Bollich, Wausa; two brothers, Daniel (RoseAnn) Kleinschmit, Wausa, and Larry (Pat) Kleinschmit, Menominee; three sisters, Virginia (Donald) Bergman, Hartington; Dolorita (Kenneth) Uhing, Hartington; and Carol (Frederick) Pinkelman, Wynot; and many nieces and nephews.

Marina was preceded in death by her husband, Norbert; her son, Gary; her parents; sister, Doris; and her son-in-law, Paul Hodgdon.