Marion "Mary" Limbeck, age 90, of Rochester, passed away on Monday, Jan. 16, 2017 at Cottagewood Senior Living in Rochester.

Mary Warwaryick was born on Sept. 11, 1926, to William and Marie (Semec) Warwaryick in Szumiacz, Ukraine. She emigrated to Canada with her parents as a toddler. On March 28, 1946, she married Norris Limbeck, whom she met while he was on active duty with the U.S. Air Force during WWII. Following Norris's discharge from the Air Force, the couple moved to Iowa. A short time later, they moved to Rochester, MN. Together, the couple worked for Atlas Van Lines in Rochester.

Mary was an active member of Christ United Methodist Church in Rochester, teaching Sunday School for years. She also was active in the ladies auxiliary at church. Mary also volunteered at Channel One Food Shelf and knitted hundreds of baby hats for newborns. She enjoyed traveling back to Canada to visit her extended family, playing board games and bingo.

Mary is survived by her son Guy (Paula) Limbeck of Byron; her two grandchildren, Dalton Limbeck and Mara Limbeck, also of Byron; siblings, Kay (Ray) Malmas of Westlock, Alberta, Canada; Stella (Norman) Weber also of Westlock, Alberta, Canada; and Lennie (Gilbert) Fortier of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Norris; her parents; sisters, Olga, Anne and Helen; her brother, Peter; and her step-daughter, Merna.

A Funeral Service for Mary will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, at the chapel in Christ United Methodist Church (400 5 ^th St. SW, Rochester) with Pastor Martha Hendricks officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens, Rochester.

Memorials are preferred to the American Cancer Society.