Edith Marquart Obituary
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Edith Marcele Marquart, the daughter of Vernon and June (Van Nuffel) Runyan, was born on April 29, 1948 in Concordia, Kansas. She passed away on May 4, 2023 at the Bryan LGH Medical Center West at Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 75 years, 5 days.
Edie was one of eight children. She attended schools in Hardy, Belleville and Superior, where she later earned her GED. She was a member of St. Peter Lutheran Church in Byron. On August 20, 1983 she was united in marriage to Jerry Marquart at Bethany Lutheran Church, Ruskin. This union was blessed with five children.
Edie loved her flowers and gardening. Her pastime included working word search and coloring books. She enjoyed shopping, crocheting, cooking, baking and collecting anything pretty which included her angel collection. Family time was her favorite and she loved goofing around with her loved ones. She will be dearly missed by her friends and family.
She was preceded in death by her parents; daughter Billie Jo Harder, brothers Vernon and Charles Runyan, and sister Nancy (Lee) Lewellyn, Jeanne (Bill) Kussman, and Lucille Hancock.
Survivors include her husband Jerry; children Terry (Jeanne) Stiles of Lincoln; Alan (Isabelle) Marquart of Hardy; Shana (Adam) Harding of Hardy, and J.D. Marquart of Ruskin; grandchildren Amber Stiles, Bailey Marquart and Serenity Harding; siblings Charlotte (Barry) Miron of Lebanon, Connecticut; William (Angie) Runyan of Hardy; sisters-in-law Dorothy Holtzen of Hebron and Cindy Dittmer of Bruning; and brother-in-law Denny Marquart of Fairmont; nieces, nephews, other relatives and a host of friends.
Services at: Megrue-Price Funeral Home, Superior, Nebraska
Time of Service: Monday, May 8, 2023 at 3:00 pm
Clergy: Pastor Brian Francik
Burial: Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Courtland, Kansas
Memorials to: in care of the family
Visitation on Sunday 4:00 pm-8:00 pm with family present from 4-6 at the Megrue-Price Funeral Home
Funeral Home: Megrue-Price Funeral Home, 750 N Commercial, Superior, Nebraska 68978 Phone 402-879-3900
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