George Marquardt’s memory of the atomic blast over Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, never dimmed. “It was like the sun had come out of the ground and just exploded,” he often recalled. For the ...

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and for Seiger Refrigeration in St. Paul, as a riveter during World War II. She married George Marquardt on June 23, 1946, and raised five children. She was an avid bridge player and traveler ...

ELWOOD — George L. Marquardt, 88, of Elwood died Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, at his home. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Elwood with the Rev. Michael Wolff ...

He was born Feb. 20, 1928, to John Henry and Anna (Foss) Marquardt, southwest of Elwood, with George Clark as the attending doctor. George grew up on the family farm seven miles southwest of Elwood.