Marjorie N. Kirk, age 84, of Stockbridge, MI, formerly of Butler, PA, passed away on Thursday, September 9, 2021 at St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea Hospital. She was born October 24, 1936 in Warren, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Leonard and Marjorie (Christensen) Nicholson.
Margie had lived most of her life in Pennsylvania where she worked as a teacher in Butler, PA. She was a scholarly individual who was fascinated by math and science. Margie was a problem solver and was often found to be solving crossword, word search, or logic puzzles. She believed that one should always be learning and growing. She attended many educational conferences in PA and New York for her own personal growth.
Margie loved music and very much enjoyed playing the piano. She also loved to travel. Alaska and Scotland were some of her highlights. Margie enjoyed ornithology and had many trips to find and document many varieties of bird species. Hummingbirds were her favorite. She also loved tending to her house plants having a very green thumb. Margie was helpful to all her neighbors and frequently she volunteered her time for many different causes. She loved tutoring students. She was involved with activities supporting her local chapter of PSAR. Margie spent her last several years as a resident of Towsley Village where both the staff and the residents spoke of her being a shining light who was always positive and willing to help.
Marjorie was a loving mother, and she is survived by her best friend and long time sweetheart, Richard Newmaker, her son, Mike (Donna) Lowman, a brother, Bob (Pat) Nicholson, two granddaughters, Katie (Aaron) Kohn and Amy (Travis) Engels, and five great-grandchildren, Ali, Emily, Danny, Glenn and Isaac. She was preceded in death by two brothers, James Nicholson and John “Jack” Nicholson.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, September 18, 2021, 11:00 a.m., at the Chelsea Retirement Community Towsley Village Chapel with Chaplain Tina Zimmerman officiating. The family will receive friends at the Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home on Friday, September 17, 2021, from 6 - 8 p.m.
She will be laid to rest in the Pine Grove Cemetery in Russell, Pennsylvania on Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. Those wishing to make a memorial contribution may do so to the National Audubon Society using their website in Marjorie’s name.
