Marjorie Von Gunten

Marjorie Helene Von Gunten, 99, of Berne went home to her Lord and Savior Monday, March 20, 2023, at her home. She was married March 23, 1944, in Berne to Edward Dale Von Gunten. They celebrated 65 years of marriage before he passed away.
Most of their married life was spent on the Von Gunten Hoosier Homestead dairy and later chicken farm east of Berne before retiring in Berne. She was an active member of the First Mennonite Church and was involved in several committee positions over the years. Her family treasures the many oil paintings that she did in her retirement, including the painting of the Von Gunten family’s farmyard when her husband was a child in the 1920s and 1930s.
She is survived by her two sons, Neill (Edith) Von Gunten of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; and Stan (Dianne) Von Gunten of rural Berne; four grandchildren in Canada, Jenny (Warren) Jutzi; Kevin (Nancy) Von Gunten; Karin (Richard) Dyck; and Kathi (Greg) Wiebe; three grandchildren in Indiana, Mark (Jennifer) Von Gunten; Todd (Jen) Von Gunten; and Chad (Danette) Von Gunten; 12 great-grandchildren in Canada, Justin (Morgan) Jutzi; and Caleb (Emily) Jutzi; Vicki (Joey), Brittany (Charles), Darren and Johnny Von Gunten; Kevin (Tiyet) Von Gunten, Jr.; Anthony, Carly, and Abigail Dyck; and Tyler and Alex Wiebe; seven great-grandchildren in Indiana, Natasha (Tony) Mosser; Mitchell Von Gunten; Olivia (Justin) Ayers; Isabel and Aidan Von Gunten; Amanda (Garland) Ivy and Amber (Paul) Fick; seven great-great-grandchildren in Canada, August Dyck; Kayden, Vykel, Deanna and Robbie Von Gunten; and Ezekiel and Anastasia Monkman; five great-great-grandchildren in Indiana, Noah and Alexa Mosser; Milo Ivy; Abram Fick; and Judy Venderley; and two foster grandchildren, Teresa and Rosie James.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband on October 29, 2009; foster daughter, Marie Sudduth; foster granddaughter, Lori Sudduth; adoptive parents, Rufus and Cora Sprunger; and numerous siblings and relatives from the Branch and Sprunger families.
Visitation will be Sunday, March 26 from 12:30-3 p.m. at Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Yager-Kirchhofer Chapel in Berne and from 4-5 p.m. at the Swiss Village chapel. Visitation will also be one hour prior to the 10 a.m. funeral service Monday, March 27 at First Mennonite Church in Berne. Officiating will be Pastor Jim Schwartz. Burial will be at MRE Cemetery in rural Berne.
Memorials may be made to First Mennonite Church – missions or Stillwater Hospice.
Arrangements provided by Zwick & Jahn Funeral Homes, Yager-Kirchhofer Chapel in Berne. To sign the online guest book, visit www.zwickjahn.com.