Marjorie P. EllenbergerCOLUMBIA CITY – Marjorie P. Ellenberger, 83, of Claypool, Ind., passed away at 9:46 p.m. Saturday, June 8, 2019, at Lutheran Hospital.
Born April 5, 1936, in Silver Lake, she was the daughter of Emery Loyal and Edna Floor Brandenburg.
She graduated from Silver Lake High School with the class of 1954. On June 11, 1960, she married Kenneth Clair Ellenberger in Huntsville, Ala. Marjorie had been a homemaker, but also worked as a waitress at Heckman Bindery in North Manchester and lastly in food services at Manchester College.
She was a member of New Hope Wesleyan Church, Columbia City. She was an avid card player, loved to cook and enjoyed listening to gospel music every Thursday evening at Grace Village. She also enjoyed fishing and camping with her husband Kenneth and loved gardening. Marjorie, in her later years, lived for each of her grandchildren and they were one of the main reasons that kept her going forward.
Survivors include her four children, Deborah (Darrell) Anderson of South Whitley, Kenneth Brian Ellenberger of Claypool, Terri Lawson of Sparta, Tenn., and Rhonda (Mike) Anderson, Claypool; sister, Helen Huffman of Columbia City; sisters-in-law: Carol Brandenburg, Warsaw; Jackie Brandenburg, Waco, Texas; and Susie Brandenburg, Mishawaka; nine grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Kenneth C. Ellenberger; son-in-law, Kenneth Lawson; sister, Betty Deaton; and three brothers, Emery, Harvey and Jerry Brandenburg.
A gathering of family and friends will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 12 at DeMoney-Grimes, a Life Story Funeral Home, Columbia City. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home with Pastor Barry Faucett officiating.
Burial will follow at South Whitley Cemetery.
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Memorials to Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana.
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