Marian V. Lindquist

Marian V. Lindquist, 96, a long-time Kirksville resident, passed away on Saturday, February 14, 2015, at Mercy Hospital in Washington, Missouri.

Marian was born February 28, 1918, in Newtown, Missouri, to Zebadee and Stella (Widner) Johnson. She married Harley A. Lindquist on November 24, 1936, at Edina, Missouri. She is survived by a daugher, Phyllis McElhinney and husband Gary, of Union, Missouri. Also surviving is a sister, Doris E. Wade, and a nephew, Robert C. Wade and wife Marilyn, all of Kirksville.

She was preceded in death by her mother in 1966 and father is 1970; her husband Harley in November, 1974.

Following her husband's death, she served for many years at the Northeast Missouri Regional Medical Center as a volunteer at the front desk and gift shop. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Kirksville. She enjoyed traveling and had visited most the the lower 48 states and Hawaii. In 1984 she visited England and Greece. Marian moved to Union, Missouri, in 2008 to be closer to her daughter.

Visitation will be held at 10 a.m.Tuesday, February 17, at the Davis-Playle-Hudson-Rimer Funeral Home at 2100 East Shepherd Avenue (Highway 6 East) Kirksville, Missouri. A gravesite service will follow at 11 a.m. in Maple Hills Cemetery in Kirksville. Rev. Jason Marlin, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Kirksville, will officiate. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the charity of your choice.