Marion Kiefer

Marion Kiefer, age 75, of Mandan passed away surrounded by her family on March 27, 2026 after a short known battle with ovarian cancer. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, April 7 at 11:00 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church with Pastor Martha HarriSon officiating. The burial will be held at Fairview Cemetery following the lunch. Please wear blue in honor of Marion’s favorite color. A livestream will be available on the Trinity Lutheran Church Facebook Page. 

Family will be receiving friends on Monday, April 6 from 5:30-8pm at the Bismarck Funeral Home with a prayer service beginning at 7pm. 

Marion was born in Wishek and was the daughter of Jake and Pauline Thurn. She attended Wishek High School and spent the majority of her working career in the Child Support Department for the State of North Dakota until she retired in 2014.

She was an active member of Trinity Lutheran Church. She was passionate about and spent many years volunteering at the Dream Center Bismarck (formerly The Banquet) and always spoke highly of her time there. She loved to travel and see the world and was always up for a lunch date or social outing. But of all the things she loved, she loved spending time with her family the most, especially her grandsons and granddaughter. 

She is survived by her son, Josh and grandson Jamie; daughter, Jenn (Eric Andrews) grandson Rowan and granddaughter Blair; brothers, Gerold (Marlene) Thurn, Harvey Thurn, Steve (Paula Ellis) Thurn, Darvin Thurn; sister, Lorraine (Jim) Rohrich; as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins. 

She is preceded in death by her loving husband, Florian; her parents; mother and father-in-law, Anton and Magdalena Kiefer; brother, John Thurn. 

In lieu of plants and flowers memorials are preferred to Dream Center Bismarck either online at dreamcenterbismarck.org or by check to 1805 Park Ave, Bismarck, ND 58504