SYRACUSE – Marilyn A. Taylor, 82, Goshen, passed away at 11:25 a.m. June 2, 2016, at Greencroft Healthcare, Goshen. She was born Jan. 15, 1934, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Fred W. and Dorothy Brunslow Windle. On June 4, 1955, in Cleveland, Ohio, she married Charles F. “Charlie” Taylor, who preceded her in death April 26, 2014. She graduated in 1952 from Notre Dame Academy High School, Cleveland, Ohio. She lived in the Cleveland area until 1968 when she moved to Syracuse and then to Goshen in 2005. She was a homemaker and formerly served 20 years as the site director for the Syracuse Nutrition Site. She was a member of the St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church, Syracuse, where she was the first president of the Knights of Columbus Auxiliary, and attended St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Goshen. Surviving are a daughter, Nancy (and spouse Rodney) Bell, Syracuse; two sons, David C. Taylor, South Bend, and Paul A. (and spouse Lisa Smith) Taylor, Davenport, Fla.; two grandchildren, Carrie (and spouse Luke) Partain and Kevin (and spouse Jennifer Hileman) Bell; and a sister, Linda (and spouse Richard) Lamier, North Olmsted, Ohio. She was preceded in death by her parents and two sisters, Rosemary Windle and Patricia Windle. A funeral mass will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church, Syracuse, with Father Richard Hire and Fr. Tony Steinacker officiating. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the Syracuse Cemetery. Calling is from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Owen Family Funeral Home, Syracuse. ***** Memorials to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105. To send condolences, visit www.owenfamilyfuneralhome.com
