Gladys Elaine Goede Marzahn passed away on Sunday, October 3, 2026, at 93 years old.
Gladys Elaine Goede Marzahn, daughter of Alice (Ricketts) and William Goede, was born June 15, 1933, on her mother’s birthday in Jackson County, Minnesota. She was baptized in the Methodist Church and a lifelong Methodist. She grew up on the Goede farm, attended a rural school, graduated from Jackson High School and later Mankato State College. Gladys married Donald N. Marzahn on August 30, 1957. They became parents to three children: Mark, Mary, and Paul. Gladys worked in Methodist churches, as a teacher, in the family farm implement business, with mentally and physically challenged persons, and in many volunteer service roles.
Gladys is survived by Mark and wife Magda and daughter Cynthia; Mary and daughters Sydney and Karisa; and Paul and wife Deb and children Rebekah, Rachel, and Joshua. She was preceded in death by her parents Alice and William; siblings Ardyce, Mildred, Ruth, and William Jr.; and son-in-law Randy.
Visitation from 9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. and funeral service from 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., to be held on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at Mercy Road Church, 17671 Glacier Way, Lakeville, MN 55044 with luncheon to follow.
Internment service to be held at Sakatah Lakeside Cemetery on Highway 60, Waterville, MN at 2:45 p.m. with dinner to follow at Waterville Evangelical United Methodist Church, 319 East Main Street, Waterville, MN 56096.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 12701 White Water Drive, Ste 290, Minnetonka, MN 55343; EID 13-3039601.