Peter Marquart

Date of Birth: July 14, 1922 Date of Death: January 2, 2010 Age 87 of Forest Lake, a wounded WWII Veteran, died after a long illness on January 2, 2010. Peter was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Elizabeth and their children, Margaret (John) Host of Browerville, MN, Larry (Nona) Marquart of Forest Lake, Beverly (Jack) Pogalz of Cottage Grove and Tina (Scott) Gjerdingen of North Branch; 20 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren and sister, Julia (Merlin) Lambert of Bismarck, ND as well as other family members and friends. Peter is preceded in death by two sons, Anthony Marquart and David Marquart; parents, Benedict and Katherine Marquart; two brothers, Anthony Marquart and Samuel Marquart and sister, Magdeline Picht. Peter was a member of St. Peter Catholic Church in Forest Lake as well as the VFW Post 4210 - Forest Lake. Vistation amp; Mass of Christian Burial Visitation will be held 4-8 PM Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at Roberts Family Funeral Home, 555 Centennial Dr. SW, Forest Lake, MN and continuing 9 AM -10 AM Thursday, January 7, 2010 at the funeral home. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 AM Thursday, January 7, 2010 at St. Peter Catholic Church, 1250 South Shore Drive, Forest Lake. A family interment service will be held in the Calvary Cemetery in Forest Lake.