Margery I. Overholser Marks

April 2, 1920 - April 6, 2018

SOUTH BEND - Margery I. Marks, 98, of South Bend, Indiana passed away on Friday, April 6, 2018 at Country Care West.

Margery was born April 2, 1920 in Delphi, Carroll County, IN to the late Lora and Ada Mae (McManama) Overholser.

On July 2, 1938, in South Bend, Margery married Harold J. Marks who preceded her in death on Feb. 19, 1996. Margery was also preceded in death by her brothers, Dean Becker and Lora E. Overholser; and sisters, Mary Sidenbender, Carol Van DeSample, and Geri Bell.

Survivors of Margery include son, Thomas Marks of South Bend, IN; daughter, Melanie (Bruce) Spychalski of Petoskey, MI; grandchildren, Nicholas Spychalski of Alpena, MI, Stephen (Kim) Spychalski of Conway, MI, and Jennifer (Aron) Shidecker of Grand Rapids, MI; and great-grand-children, Sara & Tyler Spychalski of Conway, MI, and Oliver Shidecker of Grand Rapids, MI.

Margery was a 1938 graduate of Riley High School. She worked at Torrington Bantam Ball Bearings. She and her husband also operated a package liquor store in downtown South Bend. Since her retirement, Margery was a homemaker. She enjoyed listening to country music, gardening, and working word search puzzles.

Visitation for Margery will be Saturday, April 14, 2018 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, in ST. JOSEPH FUNERAL HOME, 824 S. Mayflower Rd., where a Funeral Service will follow at 1:00 pm in the funeral home chapel. Burial will be in South Lawn Cemetery at a later date.

Condolences for the family may be made at www.sjfh.net.

04/09/2018 JFC