Marjory Anne Martin
October 13, 1926 — November 11, 2016
Surrounded by her family, Marjory Anne (Ostrander) Martin, age 90, died Friday, November 11, 2016, at Mercy Hospital following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 15, 2016, at First United Methodist Church in Marion with the Rev. Mike Morgan officiating. Visitation will be Monday, November 14, 2016, from 4:00-6:00 p.m. at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion.
Marj was born to Faith and Wilfred Ostrander in 1926. She graduated from Marion High School in 1943 and began working as a secretary. She was united in marriage to Laurence L. Martin at the First United Methodist Church of Marion on December 20, 1947. She was a stay-at-home mother until their youngest was in school, and then she went back to work as a secretary at Emerson Elementary School in Marion. She loved working in a school, but wanted to be a teacher, so she began her college studies in 1967, attending Mt. Mercy College, and graduating from Coe College in 1970. Following graduation, she taught first grade at Emerson Elementary and in the resource room at Vernon Middle School, both in Marion, retiring in 1989.
She was preceded in death by her sister, Ruth McGinnis, and, in 2013, Laurence, her husband of 65 years.
She is survived by four children, Deborah Martin, Cynthia Martin, Laura Mattison, and Reed Martin (Christa) all of Marion. She is also survived by a brother James Stanaway (Marilyn) of Boonville, Missouri, and grandchildren, Katy Davis (Ben) and great-granddaughters Elin and Colette of Marion; Elise Schmidt (Steve) of Oconomowoc, Wisconsin; Tyler Mattison (Allison Pospisil) and great-grandson Vance of Marion; Andrew Martin of Marion; and Claire Spakowski (William) of Chicago.
The family would like to express their appreciation to the staff at Summit Pointe Senior Living in Marion for their care of Marjory.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Marion Independent School Foundation or First United Methodist Church of Marion.
Marj was born to Faith and Wilfred Ostrander in 1926. She graduated from Marion High School in 1943 and began working as a secretary. She was united in marriage to Laurence L. Martin at the First United Methodist Church of Marion on December 20, 1947. She was a stay-at-home mother until their youngest was in school, and then she went back to work as a secretary at Emerson Elementary School in Marion. She loved working in a school, but wanted to be a teacher, so she began her college studies in 1967, attending Mt. Mercy College, and graduating from Coe College in 1970. Following graduation, she taught first grade at Emerson Elementary and in the resource room at Vernon Middle School, both in Marion, retiring in 1989.
She was preceded in death by her sister, Ruth McGinnis, and, in 2013, Laurence, her husband of 65 years.
She is survived by four children, Deborah Martin, Cynthia Martin, Laura Mattison, and Reed Martin (Christa) all of Marion. She is also survived by a brother James Stanaway (Marilyn) of Boonville, Missouri, and grandchildren, Katy Davis (Ben) and great-granddaughters Elin and Colette of Marion; Elise Schmidt (Steve) of Oconomowoc, Wisconsin; Tyler Mattison (Allison Pospisil) and great-grandson Vance of Marion; Andrew Martin of Marion; and Claire Spakowski (William) of Chicago.
The family would like to express their appreciation to the staff at Summit Pointe Senior Living in Marion for their care of Marjory.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Marion Independent School Foundation or First United Methodist Church of Marion.
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