Marcella Meta Ohland, age 88 of Gibbon died peacefully on Monday, April 1, 2024, at the Harmony River Living Center in Hutchinson.

Funeral service will be 11 am on Friday, April 5, 2024, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Gibbon.  Pastor Steven Bauer will officiate, and burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 4-7 pm on Thursday, April 4th at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in Gibbon.  The visitation will continue from 10-11 am on Friday at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Gibbon prior to the service.

To leave an online condolence for her family, or to sign the guestbook, go to: mvfh.org

Marcella is survived by her daughters, Linda (Mark) Rost of Hutchinson, Rachel Ohland of Bloomington; her sons, Nathan (Lori) Ohland of Canton, SD, Alan Ohland of Hartford, SD; her grandchildren, Stephanie (Travis) Brecht, Michelle (Lyle) Nybakke, Justin Rost, Samantha Cox, Ethan (Liz) Ohland, Jacob Ohland, Madyson Ohland; great grandchildren, Mikayla and Jayden Brecht, Amanda and Derek Nybakke, Lennox, and Nova Cox, Macson, and Millie Cortes; her sisters, Bernice Thompson of St. Peter, Lois (Donald) Ditzler of Manchester, MO, Geraldine (Gary) Schmidt of North Mankato, Sharon Osborne of St. Peter, Virginia Jakobe of Mankato; her sisters-in-law, Margo Bode of Courtland, Lynn Bode of New Ulm; her brothers-in-law, Eugene Selby of Nicollet, David Zimmerman of Morris; and many nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Agnes and Gerhard Bode; her husband, Norman Ohland in 2018; her sisters, Marion Zimmermann, Harriet Hoffrogge, Carmen Kaesmeyer, Elaine Selby, Charlotte Zimmerman; her brothers, Donald, Lyle, Ralph, and Rodney Bode; her sister-in-law, Darlene Bode; her brothers-in-law, George Hoffrogge, Victor Kaesmeyer, William Osborne, Wallace Thompson, and Charles Zimmermann; her grandson-in-law, Cody Cox; and her nephews, Keith Zimmermann, and David Ditzler.

Marcella Meta Bode was born May 21, 1935, on her family farm in rural Courtland-Nicollet County to Gerhard and Agnes (Lange) Bode.  Growing up in rural Courtland, Marcella attended, and was a 1953 graduate from Nicollet High School.  She was united in marriage to Norman Ohland on May 29, 1960, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in rural Courtland.  This union blessed the couple with two daughters and two sons whom together they raised on Norman's family farm in rural Gibbon.  Early in her career, Marcella worked at BF Goodrich, and the Union Hospital in New Ulm.  To stay busy in her retirement years, Marcella worked at Hands Incorporated in Winthrop.  Besides her work, there were a variety of hobbies Marcella enjoyed in life.  She loved getting to work and tend her beautiful flower and vegetable gardens in the summers.  She also enjoyed canning the fruits of her labor at the end of the year.  She was a devout member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Gibbon.  Marcella was known as a hard worker who was always there for anyone in need.  She loved her family, she loved to laugh, and she loved the Lord.  Blessed be her memory.