Mary Runkle

Mary Elizabeth Runkle VIRGINIA BEACH - Mary Elizabeth Runkle, 81, who passed away Aug. 28, 2010, was the daughter of Ralph and Bertha Roebuck of Harrisburg, Pa. She married her childhood sweetheart, Harry Miller Runkle Sr., who served in the U.S. Marine Corps for 27 years. As a Marine wife, Mary lived in Oceanside, Calif., Camp Lejeune, N.C., Parris Island, S.C., Quantico, Va., Bowie, Md., London, England, and Virginia Beach. After settling in Virginia Beach, she worked as a secretary to the district superintendent of the United Methodist Church in Norfolk for more than 20 years. She volunteered with Meals on Wheels, Sentara Virginia Beach General and King's Grant Presbyterian Church. She is survived by four children, Cynthia L. Runkle, John H. Runkle II and wife Karen, Harry Miller Runkle Jr. and his wife Mari, and Cheryl A. Barbier and her husband Nick; 12 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Mary was an active member of King's Grant Presbyterian Church for more than 37 years. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. in King's Grant Presbyterian Church in Virginia Beach on Saturday, Sept. 4. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to King's Grant Presbyterian Church.