Marlo T Flo

THE MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR MARLO T. FLO IS POSTPONED UNTIL SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 2020 AT TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH.  VISITATION WILL BE 1:00~2:00 WITH THE MEMORIAL SERVICE AT 2:00 P.M. ON SUNDAY JANUARY 19, 2020.

MARLO T. FLO

Marlo T. Flo, 89, died January 7, 2020, of Alzheimer’s disease at The Bluffs of Lake City, MN.

He was born at home on June 3, 1930 to Otto and Lillian Flo, rural Winnebago County, IA.

Marlo’s education included country school in Worth County, IA; High School in Grafton, IA, and Mankato State Teachers College, graduating in 1957.

In 1951 Marlo was drafted into the United States Marine Corps and served his country at Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA. Following “Boot Camp”, he married Mary Ann Larson on June 22, 1952, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, rural Elkton, MN. Returning to California, the couple made their home in Vista, CA until his discharge in 1953.

Following his military service, Marlo began his teaching career at Ceylon, MN as high school teacher and coach. Later he was employed at Milford, IA Public Schools and Hayfield, MN Public Schools. He retired from Hayfield in 1990 where he was the high school librarian.

Marlo and Mary Ann had many happy retirement years at their “Freedom Forty” farm near Dexter, MN. When Marlo’s health began to fail, the couple moved to Shorewood Senior Campus, Rochester, MN and later to The Bluffs of Lake City, MN.

Marlo and Mary Ann have been long time members of Trinity Lutheran Church in Hayfield MN where Marlo was involved in various church activities. He was also active in the Hayfield Lions Club, American Legion, and Cedar Valley Rehabilitation Workshop.

Favorite pastimes for Marlo were spending time with family, playing cards, and fishing. He enjoyed many trips to Canada with his group of fishing friends, “The Lucky Eight”.

Marlo is survived by his wife, Mary Ann Flo, Lake City, MN (formerly of Hayfield, MN); sons Craig Flo, Fairmont, MN; David (Kelly) Flo, Lake City, MN; daughter Gayle Flo, Rochester, MN; brother Larry (Audrey) Flo, Oswego, IL; sisters Ellie Fife, Seattle, WA; Lyla (Robert) Daleske, Somonauk, IL; sister-in-law Karen Machacek, Austin, MN; brother-in-law Gary (Vicki) Larson, Park Rapids, MN; Nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers Waldo and Daryl; and sister LaVonne Barrows.

A memorial service will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church, 104 1st Street SE, Hayfield, MN on January 18, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Paul Hauschild officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the service at the church on Saturday. Military honors will be by the Hayfield American Legion Rothie Post #330.

It was Marlo’s wish that his body be donated to Mayo Clinic for Anatomical Research. Cremains burial will take place at Fairview Cemetery, rural Hayfield, MN at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Mayo Clinic Hospice, Rochester, MN, REM Inc. Fairmont, MN, (A residential facility for the mentally disabled), Mayo Clinic Alzheimer’s Disease Research, Rochester, MN, or the donor’s choice

Blessed be his memory.