Lucille Agnus (Buysse) Polfliet was born on October 29, 1922, in Rural Green Valley, to Peter and Bessie (Kiley) Buysse. She attended school and graduated from Marshall High School in 1941. On January 21, 1941, she was united in marriage to Alex Polfliet at St. Clotilde Catholic Church in Green Valley. Lucy worked as a secretary at Marshall Middle School for countless years and retired in 1988. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting, cooking and playing cards, and was a member of Holy Redeemer 500 card club and Honorary President of Marshallâs 700 Club. Lucy will be remembered as a good wife and loving mother and grandmother. She died on Saturday, May 10, 2008, at the Avera Marshall Medical Center.
Lucy is survived by her husband, Alex, of Marshall, children Yvonne Caron of Taunton, Patricia (Robert) Roering of Alexandria, Janet McCarthy of Sioux Falls, SD, Judy (George) Marlow of Hibbing, David (Sue) Polfliet of New Brighton, Nancy (Dean) Chanay of Alexandria, James (Karen) Polfliet of Renville, Robert (Deb) Polfliet of Orangeburg, SC, Helen Louwagie of Bloomington, IL, Susan Polfliet Green (Joe Nagel) of Little Falls, Mark (Crystal) Polfliet of Snowcamp, NC, Donald (Mary Jo) Polfliet of St. Cloud, 35 grandchildren, 39 great grandchildren, numerous (and counting) great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, daughter Bernadette, sister Martha and sons-in-law Greg Caron and Joe McCarthy.