Dear brothers and sisters at Messiah,
We have learned that our sister in Christ Marian June-Hanna was called home to be with our Lord on September 1, 2020, at the age of 94. Arrangements for Marian were private.
We mourn with Marian's family and friends, but we also rejoice that Marian is free from her earthly sufferings, and is now in the presence of her Savior Jesus Christ.
Marian was born September 16, 1925 in Waterloo, Iowa. She was united to the death and resurrection of Jesus in the waters of Holy Baptism on September 22, 1925, and confirmed in the Christian faith in 1939 by Rev. Arthur Braun in Chicago Heights, Illinois.
Following years spent in Lansing and Big Rapids, Marian became a member of Messiah Lutheran Church on January 10, 2015. During her years here, Marian regularly attended worship and faithfully supported Messiah's ministry.
We encourage you to remember all those who knew and loved Marian in your prayers, using this excerpt from the funeral service's Prayer of the Church as a model:
O God of grace and mercy, we give thanks for Your loving-kindness shown to Marian and to all Your servants who, having finished their course in faith, now rest from their labors. Give to Marian's family and to all who mourn comfort in their grief and a sure confidence in Your loving care that, casting all their sorrow on You, they may know the consolation of Your love. Receive our thanks for Marian and for all the blessings You bestowed on her in this earthly life. Bring us at last to our heavenly home that with her we may see You face to face in the joys of paradise; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord. Amen.
Yours in Christ,
Rick Krueger
Messiah Lutheran Church
