Marianne T. Bitler

Marianne loved to come and visit me in California. For the past few years she made plans to come she wasn't able to keep but we always said "next year." I found stores and shops in the Bay Area I never knew existed until Marianne found them.
On one visit I took her to Monterey and Carmel to sightsee. We were standing on the beach looking at the ocean (or at least, I was). I turned to her to say how beautiful it was, when she suddenly spotted a silver shop she had to visit. Natural...

On January 25, 2011, I lost my best friend, my confidant, the one who was always there for me, MY SISTER MARIANNE. She is loved by me and all the people she came in contact with. With good reason, she was a very loving and caring woman who would do all she could to make other peoples' lives better.
I do AND will always love and miss her. Rest in Peace My Sister, Rest in Peace
Karen D. (Bitler) Jones
Bethlehem, PA and Tucson AZ

Happy Birthday Marianne - Miss you!

Debbie Ciganek

Marianne (Mer) and I have been friends for 55 years. We could talk or see each other every few months and nevermiss a beat. I saw her last at St. Luke's and although a part of my life has left this earth, I am so grateful that she is no longer suffering

I was Marianne's hairdresser for the past 20 years and can't remember a time when she didn't have a smile on her face and a positive attitude about her health even though she would fall asleep in my chair as I did her hair when her sugar level dropped and I'd get her a piece of candy. She was a fighter and kept up a brave front until the end as I would visit her in the hospital or at Country Meadows. She always wanted to look good with her hair done and boy did she love the hair spray! I...

Marianne was my neighbor growing up and I am sad to hear of her passing. She was a wonderful woman and I am sure she is in a better place now.

marianne was one of my first cuson who i have not seen in years.. i was at the house when my aunt cathrine and uncle kenny passed . visited years latter at west north street.a great large family i seen often when i stayed in our grandmothers house in chunk with cousin butch[kenny]

Those we love remain with us
For love itself lives on,
And cherished memories never fade,
Because a loved one's gone.
Those we love can never be
More than a thought apart,
For as long as there is memory,
They'll live on in our heart.

We share the comfort in knowing that Marianne is no longer suffering. We send thoughts of sympathy and support to you and yours.

I am so very sorry to find out that Marianne had passed.

I got to know Marianne through the gym at St. Luke's North. She was a wonderful person!

Don't get her started on politics because she would give you a run for your money!

I will miss our conversations on the phone and our dinners at Nick's.

I never met anyone that loved to shop as much as she did!

I got to meet "Angel", "Jack" and "Belle". She just cherished these cats.