MARIE ELIZABETH BRAUN
(née STIMLER)

Born: September 26, 1932    Foley, Benton County, Minnesota
Died: January 13, 2001    Coon Rapids, Anoka County, Minnesota
Buried: St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church    Loretto, Minnesota


Parents:
 
 
Education:
 
 
Marriage:
 
 
Occupation:
 
 
Rupert George Stimler
Viola Alleane Hunt
 
Grade School in Buffalo and Wayzata, Minnesota
Wayzata High School
 
Joseph Michael Braun
November 3, 1951
 
Worked in plastics factory for 22 years until retirement in 1993
 
Marie Elizabeth Braun (née Stimler), high school graduation.
Children: Dorothy Marie Aug. 14, 1953  
  Sally Deborah Nov. 24, 1955  
  Nancy Margaret Jan. 9, 1957  
  Ronald Larry Mar. 24, 1959 † June 8, 1996
  Susan Florence Feb. 8, 1961  
  Daniel Lewis June 11, 1962  
  Diane Kathryn July 17, 1964  
       
Notes: At the time of the Apr. 27, 1940 U.S. Federal census, Marie was 8 years old and living with her parents and eight
  siblings ranging in age from 18 to 5 years in a house rented for $16/month in Buffalo, Wright, Minnesota. Her father had completed his education through his junior year of high school, and her mother had completed three years of college. She and all her siblings were attending school with the exception of brother Junior and her youngest sibling, five-year-old brother Gilbert. Junior had never attended school. In April 1935 the family had been living in a rented house in Benton County, Minnesota. Her father was employed as an auto mechanic in a garage; he had worked 26 weeks and was unemployed for 7 weeks in 1939, earning $750 that year.
 
Marie was the ninth of ten children. She was really the "little sister". She grew up in the shadow of her older siblings but always found a way to make her presence known. Nothing over-shadowed her sweetness. She always was the peacemaker. When others found it necessary to not agree, Marie was the rallying point. Her sense of fair play and forgiveness always was her mainstay. She had a love of family which was reciprocated by her children and siblings. When help was needed, she was always there. Her legacy is that of love.
 
Marie's greatest thrill were her nine grandchildren consisting of seven boys and two girls.
 
Since retirement she developed diabetes and subsequently kidney failure, needing dialysis three times a week.
 
Although she seemed well on the way to recovery following heart valve replacement surgery, sadly a month after surgery Marie suffered a massive heart attack and passed away without recovering consciousness.

Ancestry: The Balder Line
  The Franz Kampa Line
  The Stimmler/Stimler Line
  The Webster-Hunt Line
   
The Rupert and Viola Stimler Family, 1948

Wayzata High School, Class of 1950 History

Playing cards with the Rupert Stimler family in the 1950s

Helen Stimler Lundblad, Rupert Stimler and Marie Stimler Braun, Minnesota before 1989

Tour of the Stimler Homes

The Story of the Silver Shoe Charms by Helen Lunblad (née Stimler)

Helen Lundblad (née Stimler) reminisces on her sister Marie Braun

Dana Stimler reminisces on a visit with Uncle Joe and Aunt Marie

Marie, Helen, and Gilbert Dale Stimler, approx. 1934 or 1935.
Marie, Helen and Gilbert Stimler
Approximately 1934 or 1935

Rupert and Viola Stimler's 50th Wedding Anniversary, May 1971.
Standing, left to right: Dolores Bartek, Marie Braun and Ann Hall
Seated, left to right: Red Stimler and Helen Lundblad
Rupert and Viola Stimler's 50th Wedding Anniversary
May 1971

Stimlers, Brauns and Lundblads.
Back row, left to right: Joe Braun, Helen and Rudy Lundblad, Marie, Sally, Dorothy and Nancy Braun.
Middle row, seated left to right: Chris Lundblad, Rupert Stimler holding Diane Braun, and Ronnie Braun.
Bottom row, seated left to right: Tracy Lundblad, Susie and Danny Braun.

Joseph and Marie Elizabeth Braun (née Stimler) and family.
Summer 1995
Back row: Daniel Lewis and Ronald Larry Braun
Middle row: Dorothy Marie, Susan Florence, Sally Deborah,
Nancy Margaret
and Diane Kathryn Braun.
Seated in front row: Marie Elizabeth and Joseph Braun.

Audrey Stimler (née Pouliet), Helen Lundblad (née Stimler), Barbara Stimler (née Milton) and Marie Braun (née Stimler)
Left to right: Audrey Stimler (née Pouliet), Helen Lundblad (née Stimler),
Barbara Stimler (née Milton) and Marie Braun (née Stimler)

Stimler Family Crest      Kampa Family Crest
Last modified: July 28, 2012
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