Margie Wade

Wade, Margie Jane, formerly Margie J. Govern On May 14th, 2013, Margie Jane Wade, 84, of Aurora, IL, loving wife of E. Nicholas Wade and loving mother of Charles L., Jane Ann, and John Mark Govern, and one whose every act was an act of love instinctively putting the needs of others before her own, was released from life support and the cares of this world to receive the blessings of the Lord awaiting her in heaven for quietly living out her Christian faith in diligent service to the needs of others. The Holy Spirit lighted Margie's soul and she reflected that Light to all who knew her. Margie, born May 9th, 1929, received her RN Certificate from the Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Chilicothe, Ohio, after completing the final two years of course and clinical work at the St. Mary's and Mayo Clinic Hospitals in Rochester, MN. Eager to see the world and practice her new skills, she joined the U.S. Air Force at Fairfield Sassoon Airfield (soon to become Travis AFB), where, as First Lieutenant Fink, she was instrumental in establishing the first wards for the new Base Hospital. Marriage to an another Air Force Lieutenant and three children were followed by postings and travel across the world, including French Morocco, Hawaii, Iceland, Idaho, and Scott AFB in Illinois. She followed her then-husband Charles L. Govern II, to Batavia, IL, where he was involved in the building of the Fermi National Lab and Margie entered real estate with Baird & Warner, Inc.'s Geneva office. Investments in home building and title insurance followed, but when exorbitant interest rates destroyed the economy in '79-'80, she returned to nursing, greatly enjoying many friendships during fifteen years in intermediate and critical care at Mercy Center in Aurora before reluctantly retiring for health reasons in 1995. Throughout all the years since meeting in 1974, Margie and Nick were first business acquaintances, then business partners, then fast friends tested by the most difficult of times; since 1985 they were the closest of companions and finally husband and wife, always together, now and soon forever. Burial will be in the Wade family plot in Sylvania, Ohio, near Toledo. Margie was preceded in death by her entire immediate family: by her mother, Lala O. (nee Grant) Fink, and her father, Thomas E. Fink, both of Piketon, Ohio; by her brothers, Paul, Charles, and Carl; and also by beloved little Frederick, who died in infancy; and by her sisters, Annetta and Ann. Margie is survived by her husband, E. Nicholas Wade and her daughter, Jane Ann Govern of Aurora, IL; by her son and daughter-in-law Charles L. Govern III and Margaret (nee' Lynch) Govern of Burr Ridge, IL; and by John Mark and Lois A. (nee Grist) Govern and their two daughters, Lauren Ashley Govern and Caitlin Sierra Govern of Lake Tahoe, NV and now Cabot, AR. Margie is further survived by sisters-in-law, Mrs. Ella M. Fink (Mrs. Charles Fink) of Ipswich, MA and Mrs. Jacqueline A. (nee Sicle) Fink (Mrs. Robt. Paul Fink) of Belleville, MI; by her brother Paul's children, niece Brenda Fink McDermott and nephew Paul Wayne Fink, both of Canton, MI; by her brother Carl's daughters, nieces Greta Fink and Donna Fink Battle and her husband Mark Anthony Battle and son Derek Evan, all of Sterling Heights, MI and their sons Nicholas Ryan Battle and wife Linsey of Birmingham, MI, and Jason Robert Battle and wife Lindsay of Royal Oak, MI; by her sister Ann's son, Matthew Moore, wife and children, of Yuma, AZ; and by her brother Charles's son, nephew Charles A. Fink and wife Anne F. Fink of Amesbury, MA. Also surviving are nephews, Charles Govern Yegen and Peter Yegen, their wives and children of Billings, Montana; nieces, Jennifer and Susan Hall, and nephew Robert "Bobby" Cardwell, his wife, and children; and also sister and brother-in-law, Dr. Robert B. and Christiane Wade Luehrs of Hays, Kansas, and her niece Rebecca M. (nee Luehrs) Johnson and her husband and daughter, Patrick M. and Roslin Johnson of Nowata, OK. Visitation will be held from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM, Saturday, July 13th, 2013, at the Moss Family Funeral Home, 209 S. Batavia Ave. (IL Rt. 31) and Main St., Batavia, IL, followed immediately thereafter by the Memorial Celebration of this Wonderful Lady's life at 3:00 PM to 4:15 PM. Margie's many extended relations and many friends from Mercy Centre for Health Care in Aurora, from the Fox Valley Board of Realtors; from the Geneva, St. Charles, and Barrington Offices of Baird & Warner and from throughout the Tri-Cities are all invited. Immediately following the Memorial Service, the Wake for Margie J. will be held at Tribella Restaurant, 1900 W. Mill St., Batavia, IL (just E of SE corner with Randall Road) from approximately 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM, and all attendees at the visitation and the memorial are warmly invited to join us!