Marlene Frietinger was looking forward to tackling the problem again.
To the fact that after the month-long lockdown in her beloved inn, guests would finally enjoy her good cuisine again.
While still in the hospital bed, she wanted to talk to her son Hans about everything that had to be prepared.
Luttenwang - Now the business is running again, but Marlene Frietinger is no longer there.
The landlady of Luttenwang succumbed to a corona infection.
The master of housekeeping and butcher shop specialist - born on leap day 1944 in Bruck and raised in Peretshofen - made the inn big with her culinary art.
When she married her Johann in 1968 and started his business, agriculture made up the far greater part.
The business in the inn was limited to a few regulars on the weekend.
That changed in the 1980s and 1990s. More and more people discovered the rustic inn for family celebrations and get-togethers, as a cozy meeting place and as an address for good Bavarian cuisine.
Marlene Frietinger's game specialties were particularly popular, as were her annual hunted culinary highlights.
Work was therapy too
The mother of three sons not only enjoyed running the restaurant - at times the work was also therapy.
In December 2002, their second oldest son disappeared.
The police and a large number of volunteers searched for him for more than a week before the 32-year-old was finally rescued from the Wörthsee.
Not long afterwards, Marlene Frietinger also lost her husband.
Her family and work helped her cope with the grief.
She was delighted that her elder was taking over the helm in the economy and ensuring that it continued into the next generation.
Mother and son became a well-rehearsed team.
“She was my best strength,” says Hans Frietinger.
The focus for families
For the whole family, Marlene Frietinger was the focus.
The six grandchildren loved to stop by her after school.
There was always something good to eat here - and of course ice cream for dessert.
In her limited free time, Marlene Frietinger enjoyed going on excursions with her sister and a few friends.
The care of the family grave and regular church attendance were important to her.
When she fell on her bike on her way home from church a few weeks before her death, she initially kept it to herself.
But the bad bruise on her arm became infected and needed treatment.
The elderly woman's weakened immune system then had nothing to counter the coronavirus.
Marlene Frietinger was 77 years old.
