Barbara H. Marzolf

Barbara H. Marzolf, 83, of Lake Isabella passed away Sunday, July 30, 2006 at home with her family by her side. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 2, at St. Joseph The Worker Church in Beal City (2163 N. Winn Rd., Mt. Pleasant MI 48858)withBishop Joseph Imesch, retired Bishop of Joliet, IL and Bishop John Quinn, Auxiliary Bishop of Detroitconcelebrating. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery. Friends may call at Lux Funeral Home Tuesday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. with a vigil service beginning at 7 p.m. Visitation continues at the church on Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. until the mass begins. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Central Michigan, 401 S. Main, Mt. Pleasant MI 48858. Envelopes are available at Lux Funeral Home. Barb was born July 16, 1923 in New Boston, New Hampshire, the daughter of Roger W. and Hazel M. (Monroe) Whipple. She married Frank Marzolf on Jan. 19, 1946 at St. Mary Church in Redford. In 1941 Barb graduated from St. Mary High School in Redford. She was the secretary of Our Lady of Sorrows Credit Union, School and Parish in Farmington. She retired in 1981 at which time she and her husband moved to Lake Isabella. She is a member of St. Joseph Parish in Beal City and had been a member of St. Mary Parish in Redford and Our Lady of Sorrow in Farmington. Some of her favorite pastimes were counted cross-stitch, golfing, reading, and solving crossword puzzles. Barb is survived by her husband of 60 years, Frank Marzolf of Lake Isabella; three children, Tim (Linda) Marzolf of Kalamazoo, Pat (Steve) Rose of Ada, and Sue (Bob) Chmielewski of Klamath Falls, OR; five grandchildren, Leigh, Holly, Heather, Kathryn, and Mike; two great-grandchildren, Katie and Sydney; a sister, June Cleghorn of Rogers City; a step-sister, Henrietta Thereault of Webberville; a sister-in-law, Dorothy (and the late, Ralph) Miner; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; and three step-brothers.