The funeral service for Edna Marcella Goette, of Albert Lea, will be held 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 4, at the First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. The Rev. Dan Baker will officiate. Interment will be in Hillcrest Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea, and one hour before the service at the church.

Mrs. Goette died on Sunday, Aug. 1, 2004, at St. John’s Lutheran Home. She was 84.

She was born on June 17, 1920, in Browns Valley, Minn., the daughter of Albert and Rose (Schaunaman) Oletzke.

She attended country school in South Dakota.

She married Henry &uot;Hank&uot; C. Goette on Aug. 29, 1936, at the Pickerel Lake Lutheran Church, rural Albert Lea. Following their marriage they made their home in Albert Lea.

Edna was an awesome seamstress and made wedding gowns, prom dresses, baptismal outfits and clothing for many people. She was always on hand to mend and tailor her families clothing. She worked as a sales clerk at Herberger’s for 20 years, retiring in 1989. She had been an active member of the First Lutheran Church. She volunteered for many community activities including the Naeve Hospital Auxiliary.

Edna enjoyed golfing, crocheting, needlepoint, and will long be remembered for her cooking and baking talents which she shared with all her family and friends.

Edna is survived by her daughter, Jeanine Weitzel of Albert Lea; two granddaughters, Joette and her husband Mark Burton of Albert Lea, and Kathy and her husband David Ulrich of Clarks Grove; great-grandchildren: Amy Holland of Clarks Grove, Shara and her husband John Mickelsen of Albert Lea, Matthew Baas and his wife Andrea of Twin Lakes, Jacob and Tyler Baas of Albert Lea, and Joseph Wurst and Cole Ulrich of Clarks Grove; great-great-grandchildren: Jes and Makanzie Holland of Albert Lea, Taylor, Brittany, Shelby and Riley Mickelsen of Albert Lea, and Roselind and Madalynn Baas of Albert Lea; sister, Viola Goette of Albert Lea; brother, Howard Oletzke and his wife Pat of Las Vegas, Nev.; and nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Henry &uot;Hank &uot; Goette; and son-in-law. Raymond F. Weitzel.