She married Wallace E. Fromm on June 12, 1965, in Belvidere, Minnesota. Marge taught in a rural Nebraska town for one year before they moved to Williamsburg, Iowa. She also taught for one year in Iowa before the birth of their first child, Lowell in 1967. For several years, she was the secretary of their church. Marge and Wally had three more children, Beth, Clay, and Julie, before moving to Sparta, Wisconsin in 1973.

In 1980, Marge began a lifelong career, culminating as the Library Director, at the Sparta Free Library. As a devoted employee, she was respected, admired, and loved by those that knew her. Because of her declining health, she retired in June of 2006.

Not the stereotypical image of a librarian, Marge loved adventure and being outdoors. She spent numerous vacations sailing, both on area lakes and on Lake Superior, biking on trails throughout the state, white water rafting along the rivers of the Appalachian Mountains, cross country skiing, camping, and canoeing along area rivers. She also enjoyed reading, playing card and board games and, more than anything, spending time with her children and grandchildren.

Marge was a member of St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church. Her faith in God has sustained her through many challenges in life. She has met difficulty with uncomplaining strength, joy and love that could only come from the Lord. Church attendance, prayer, Bible and devotional reading have all given her much hope through the hardest of times. We rejoice that she now has met Jesus face to face and look forward to spending our eternity with her.

She is survived by her husband Wallace, of Sparta, her son Lowell Fromm, also of Sparta, her daughter Beth (Darren) Pierce, of Marion, Iowa, her son Clay (LaRae) Fromm, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, her daughter, Julie (John) Falkers of Viroqua, Wisconsin, and nine grandchildren: Dustin and Cassandra Pierce, Michael, Benjamin, and Tabitha Fromm, Rachel, Andrew, Joseph, and Hannah Falkers, her mother Ellen Friedrich of Austin, Minnesota, her brother Gustav Friedrich of Highland Park, New Jersey, her sister Miriam (Lloyd) Luehmann of Austin, Minnesota, her sister Mary (Chuck) Rohe of Zumbrota, Minnesota, her sister Muriel (Gene) Stark of Prior Lake, Minnesota, and her sister Marilyn Friedrich of Huntington Beach, California.

She was preceded in death by her father, Edwin Friedrich, and a sister, Martha Friedrich Fendt.

Funeral services will be Monday at 11 a.m. at St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church, Sparta, with Reverend Mark Wessel  officiating. Burial will be in St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Cemetery, Sparta.

Family and friends are  invited to call at Lanham-Miller Funeral Home, Sparta, on Sunday from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m and at St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church from 10 a.m. until the time of services.  Online condolences may  be offered at www.lanham-miller.com

Memorials may be given in Marge’s memory to St. John’s Lutheran Church Building Fund and to the Sparta Free Library.

The Lanham-Miller Funeral Home, Sparta is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.