Marguerite Helen Ylvisaker

Funeral services for Marguerite H. Ylvisaker, age 79, of Albert Lea will be held at 1:30 p.m., Friday, March 20, 2015 at the Manchester Evangelical Lutheran Church. The Rev. Shawn Stafford will officiate. Interment will be in the Hartland South Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home is assisting the family.
Marguerite died on Sunday, March 15, 2015 at St. John’s Lutheran Community.
Marguerite Helen Ylvisaker was born on March 2, 1936 in Winnebago County, IA, the daughter of Rev. Paul and Bergitte (Broin) Ylvisaker. She was baptized by Rev. Ylvisaker at the Thompson Synod Lutheran Church in Thompson Iowa; and was confirmed at the Hartland Synod Lutheran Church in Hartland, MN with Rev. Ylvisaker officiating.
Marguerite attended elementary school in Hartland and graduated from Bethany High School in Mankato. She earned an Associate of Arts Degree from Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato, a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, and a PhD from Boston University.  She is the author of the African Research Studies volume “Lamu in the Nineteenth Century: Land, Trade, and Politics.” (African Studies Center, Boston University, 1979).
Marguerite was a long-time employee at Queens/Scotsman in Minnesota and Illinois. She was a faithful member of Manchester Evangelical Lutheran Church for many years.
Survivors include her brother and sister-in-law Luther (Margaret) Ylvisaker; nieces and nephews Scott Ylvisaker, Mark Ylvisaker, Kristine (Pat) Malone and their children, and  Karol (Kevin) Gluth.
Marguerite was preceded in death by her parents and her brother Paul.