MARIANNE E. WERHANE-ZELTNER, 100, PASSED AWAY AT THE LENA LIVING CENTER ON MARCH 11 ^TH , 2019 SURROUNDED BY FAMILY. SHE WAS BORN TO GUSTAVE AND AMANDA MATILDA (PETERSON) SELLBERG ON SEPTEMBER 30, 1918 IN EVANSTON, IL. MARIANNE WAS MARRIED TO FRED J. WERHANE ON NOVEMBER 5 ^TH , 1938 IN EVANSTON, IL. TOGETHER FRED AND MARIANNE HAD 2 CHILDREN, FRED "FRITZ" (BETTY) WERHANE OF LENA, IL AND WILLIAM "BILL" (GINA) WERHANE OF CALDWELL, ID.

FRED AND MARIANNE OWNED AND OPERATED THE LENA BEN FRANKLIN, PARTNERED IN THE LENA DRIVE INN, AND OWNED THE ONE HOUR MARTINIZING CLEANERS IN LENA. ONCE RETIRED, THEY LIVED IN FLORIDA AND TRAVELED DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS TO MANNY GLACIER PARK TO OPERATE A CAMP STORE IN GLACIER NATIONAL PARK. MARIANNE REMAINED IN FLORIDA UNTIL 2016.

MARIANNE WAS A MEMBER OF THE FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH, MISSOURI SYNOD, OF NEW PORT RICHEY, FLORIDA. THROUGHOUT HER YEARS SHE LOVED WALKING WITH THE LORD AND BEING VERY ACTIVE WITHIN HER CHURCH COMMUNITY. MARIANNE LOVED TO TRAVEL THE WORLD, VISITING HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS, WHITE WATER RAFTING, SCUBA DIVING, RIDING HER MOTORCYCLE, PLAYING CARDS, MANY CRAFTS, AND MUCH MORE.

ON APRIL 27, 2009, SHE MARRIED WALTER ZELTNER IN NEW PORT RICHEY, FL. SHE ACQUIRED A STEP-DAUGHTER CHERIE (STEVE) BURCH OF HUDSON, FL. THEY SHARED MANY ADVENTURES OF LIFE TOGETHER. THEY WENT ON MANY CRUISES, VISITED FAMILY, WENT TO JERUSALEM, AND BEST OF ALL GAVE EACH OTHER COMPANY.

MARIANNE IS SURVIVED BY HER CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN JIM (MARY) WERHANE, VAL (MIKE) RICE, BOB (BRENDA) WERHANE, JERRY (JAMI) WERHANE ALL OF LENA, IL, KURT (VERONICA) WERHANE OF JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD IN TACOMA, WA, AND KEVIN (AMY) WERHANE OF KUNA, ID. SHE HAD 15 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, 14 GREAT-GREAT GRANDCHILDREN PLUS 3 ON THE WAY. SHE WAS VERY PROUD OF HER FIVE GENERATIONS.

SHE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY FRED WERHANE IN MAY OF 1984 AND WALTER ZELTNER IN AUGUST OF 2016, BOTH PARENTS, AND HER 4 SIBLINGS.

A PRIVATE FAMILY SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE.

CREMATION RITES HAVE BEEN ACCORDED.

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