Marshall, Bernice O.

MARSHALL, VOLTZ, SWIHART, STRANGLAND, ROMANKIW

Posted By: Ruth Maring - VOLUNTEER
Date: 2/28/2010 at 08:12:49

Marshall, Bernice O.
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FULTON, Ill. — Bernice O. Marshall, age 91, of Fulton, previously of Savanna, Illinois, died Monday, February 22, 2010, at Harbor Crest Nursing Home, Fulton. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 26, 2010, at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Thomson. Private burial will be in Oak Knoll Cemetery, Sterling, Illinois. Visitation will be held 9:00-11:00 a.m. Friday, February 26, 2010, at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Thomson. Online condolences and tributes may also be left for the family at www.lawjonesfuneralhome.com. Bernice was born July 11, 1918, in Sabula, Iowa, the daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Voltz) Swihart. On May 12, 1934, Bernice married Lester E. Marshall in Morrison, Illinois. They celebrated thirty-four years of marriage. Lester died in 1968. Bernice worked many years at Eaton Corporation in Savanna, retiring in 1983. She was happiest when dancing with her husband, baking in her kitchen or enjoying her embroidery work. Bernice was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Dixon, Illinois. Bernice is survived by two daughters, Delores Strangland of Dixon and Eleanor (Greg) Romankiw of Fulton; a son, Leroy (Rose) Marshall of Fulton; thirteen grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and eighteen great-great-grandchildren.She is preceded in death by her husband, a daughter, a granddaughter, a great-grandson, four sisters and four brothers. Death date: Feb. 22, 2010
Published in the Clinton Herald from 2/24/2010 - 2/26/2010