ONE life lived, MANY lives touched, when Marian Louise was born to Nyle and Elizabeth (Mieras) Wing in Fenwick, Mich., on July 7, 1926. Her brother Dennis and his twin Jean predeceased her but her “baby brother,” Gale, who turns 86 on May 28, survives. She will be reunited in late April with her husband, Max E. Chambers, when her cremains are placed at the Palo, Mich., cemetery. Max preceded her in the year 2004.
Her fulfilling life of 94 years and eight months was blessed with three children: Barbara (Kray) of LaPorte, Ind., with whom she resided the past eight years; Clare (deceased); and Susan (Runyon) of the Woodlands. Nine grandchildren: Brandon, Jared, Lara, Natasha, Ryan, Randy, Jason, Jennifer, and Jeffrey; 13 great-grandchildren; and 5 great-great-grandchildren survive their “Gi Ma” and “GiGiMa”.
Marian was salutatorian of her Sheridan High School class and put her sharp mind to work as a bookkeeper for 30 years. After retiring she and Max resided in Alamo, Tex., for 25 years. She was always an active member of the FUMC wherever she lived. In La Porte she enjoyed the La Porte County Symphony Orchestra, Steady Stitchers and the Extension Club, and was a regular at the Swanson Activity Center for Senior Citizens. Friends and the needy benefited from Marian’s always busy hands. Her many charitable gifts were either knitted, crocheted or quilted.
Everyone will miss the devout Christian woman with her optimistic, cheerful personality. We can hear her saying “Shed no tears for me; I am where I want to be.” Her family knows she’s smiling on them now, and waiting to someday say, “Welcome home.”
Arrangements are under the careful direction of Haverstock Funeral Home and Cremation Services, La Porte.
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