Marleen Moeller, age 84, of Huron, passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at PrairieView Healthcare Center in Woonsocket. Her funeral service will be held at 11am on Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at Welter Funeral Home in Huron. Burial will be at Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis, South Dakota on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Marleen Faye was born on a farm near Volga to Alvin and Helen (Oines) Quam on January 23, 1939. She was the seventh of nine children. Marleen grew up on the family farm where she helped with cooking and housekeeping. After completing country grade school, Marleen moved into a boarding house in DeSmet and supported herself by working at the Cottage Inn Café so she could attend high school. Marleen's childhood sweetheart, Dan Moeller, came back to the area after serving his country in the US Army. They rekindled their romance and were married on October 5, 1956 at American Lutheran Church in DeSmet. The couple made their first home in Buffalo, New York, to be near Marleen's brother and his wife. While there, their first two children were born. The family then moved back to DeSmet where their third child arrived. They then moved to a farm near Alpena where a fourth child was added. The family lived there for 11 years.

While on the farm in Alpena, Marleen lived a busy life. She took care of her family and home, helped with lambing and raised chickens and worked a full-time job off the farm. Her job was at The Plains in Huron where she worked setting up and serving banquets. Dan began a career with the Department of Agriculture as a meat inspector. This new job led to relocating to towns in South and North Dakota and on to Cortez, Colorado, where the couple lived for 24 years. Marleen found her dream job as a bookkeeper for a large grocery chain. Marleen and Dan happily lived in Cortez where they were involved in church and the American Legion. They enjoyed camping trips throughout the Midwest and Western states. Marleen was never one to sit idle. Her hobbies included crocheting, painting ceramics, caring for plants, and scrapbooking. After retiring, Marleen and Dan moved to Keystone, South Dakota. Shortly thereafter, daughter Mona and son-in-law Doug Zeeck purchased a campground/café/gift shop right next to Dan and Marleen's home. The retirees went right back to work helping with the business and working many hours each day. Marleen and Dan were married nearly 53 years before his passing in 2009. In the fall of 2020, Marleen moved to Huron to be closer to her daughters.

She is survived by her children; Mona (Doug) Zeeck of Cavour, Dan (Cyndy) Moeller of Lockhart, TX, Darwin (Jean) Moeller of El Paso, Texas, and Marla (Tim Hammond) Moeller of Huron; 11 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren; sister Burdean Schley; brother Merle Quam: and several nieces and nephews.