Shirley A. (Ackerman) Marx, 80, Peckville, died Saturday in Community Medical Center. She was the widow of William John Marx Sr. The couple had been married more than 38 years.
She was born Dec. 7, 1930, in Pen Argyl, and was the daughter of the late Earle and Hilda (Englert) Ackerman. She recently moved to Peckville from the Pen Argyl area. She was a 1948 graduate of Pen Argyl High School and had worked as a secretary for Dally Slate Co., Pen Argyl. She was a longtime member of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Bath, and the Ladies Auxiliary of the Blue Ridge Hook and Ladder Company, Saylorsburg. A devoted wife and loving mother, she devoted her life to her family. A nurturing homemaker, she was dedicated to her family.
Surviving are two sons, Dr. David E. Marx and wife, Patricia, Clarks Summit; and William J. Marx Jr. and wife, Chris McFalls Marx, Woodruff, S.C.; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. She was also preceded in death by a grandson, William J. III; a brother, Robert; and a sister, Joyce Palmer.
The funeral will be Thursday with Mass at 10:30 a.m. in Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, 210 E. Northampton St., Bath, to be celebrated by Monsignor Francis A. Nave, pastor. Interment, parish cemetery. The family will receive relatives and friends Thursday, 10 to 10:30, at the church. Arrangements are being made by the Jennings-Calvey Funeral and Cremation Services Inc., 111 Colburn Ave., Clarks Summit.
Published in Scranton Times on Oct. 3, 2011
She was born Dec. 7, 1930, in Pen Argyl, and was the daughter of the late Earle and Hilda (Englert) Ackerman. She recently moved to Peckville from the Pen Argyl area. She was a 1948 graduate of Pen Argyl High School and had worked as a secretary for Dally Slate Co., Pen Argyl. She was a longtime member of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Bath, and the Ladies Auxiliary of the Blue Ridge Hook and Ladder Company, Saylorsburg. A devoted wife and loving mother, she devoted her life to her family. A nurturing homemaker, she was dedicated to her family.
Surviving are two sons, Dr. David E. Marx and wife, Patricia, Clarks Summit; and William J. Marx Jr. and wife, Chris McFalls Marx, Woodruff, S.C.; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. She was also preceded in death by a grandson, William J. III; a brother, Robert; and a sister, Joyce Palmer.
The funeral will be Thursday with Mass at 10:30 a.m. in Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, 210 E. Northampton St., Bath, to be celebrated by Monsignor Francis A. Nave, pastor. Interment, parish cemetery. The family will receive relatives and friends Thursday, 10 to 10:30, at the church. Arrangements are being made by the Jennings-Calvey Funeral and Cremation Services Inc., 111 Colburn Ave., Clarks Summit.
Published in Scranton Times on Oct. 3, 2011
Shirley A. (Ackerman) Marx, 80, Peckville, died Saturday in Community Medical Center. She was the widow of William John Marx Sr. The couple had been married more than 38 years.
She was born Dec. 7, 1930, in Pen Argyl, and was the daughter of the late Earle and Hilda (Englert) Ackerman. She recently moved to Peckville from the Pen Argyl area. She was a 1948 graduate of Pen Argyl High School and had worked as a secretary for Dally Slate Co., Pen Argyl. She was a longtime member of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Bath, and the Ladies Auxiliary of the Blue Ridge Hook and Ladder Company, Saylorsburg. A devoted wife and loving mother, she devoted her life to her family. A nurturing homemaker, she was dedicated to her family.
Surviving are two sons, Dr. David E. Marx and wife, Patricia, Clarks Summit; and William J. Marx Jr. and wife, Chris McFalls Marx, Woodruff, S.C.; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. She was also preceded in death by a grandson, William J. III; a brother, Robert; and a sister, Joyce Palmer.
The funeral will be Thursday with Mass at 10:30 a.m. in Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, 210 E. Northampton St., Bath, to be celebrated by Monsignor Francis A. Nave, pastor. Interment, parish cemetery. The family will receive relatives and friends Thursday, 10 to 10:30, at the church. Arrangements are being made by the Jennings-Calvey Funeral and Cremation Services Inc., 111 Colburn Ave., Clarks Summit.
Published in Scranton Times on Oct. 3, 2011
She was born Dec. 7, 1930, in Pen Argyl, and was the daughter of the late Earle and Hilda (Englert) Ackerman. She recently moved to Peckville from the Pen Argyl area. She was a 1948 graduate of Pen Argyl High School and had worked as a secretary for Dally Slate Co., Pen Argyl. She was a longtime member of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Bath, and the Ladies Auxiliary of the Blue Ridge Hook and Ladder Company, Saylorsburg. A devoted wife and loving mother, she devoted her life to her family. A nurturing homemaker, she was dedicated to her family.
Surviving are two sons, Dr. David E. Marx and wife, Patricia, Clarks Summit; and William J. Marx Jr. and wife, Chris McFalls Marx, Woodruff, S.C.; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. She was also preceded in death by a grandson, William J. III; a brother, Robert; and a sister, Joyce Palmer.
The funeral will be Thursday with Mass at 10:30 a.m. in Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, 210 E. Northampton St., Bath, to be celebrated by Monsignor Francis A. Nave, pastor. Interment, parish cemetery. The family will receive relatives and friends Thursday, 10 to 10:30, at the church. Arrangements are being made by the Jennings-Calvey Funeral and Cremation Services Inc., 111 Colburn Ave., Clarks Summit.
Published in Scranton Times on Oct. 3, 2011
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