Marie L. Walker

Marie L. Walker obituary

Marie L. Walker

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Nov

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5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

1801 Westminister Dr., Marion, IL

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Memorial service

7:00 p.m.

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Marion, IL

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Mount Carmel Cemetery – Peace Chapel

Belleville, IL

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Marie Walker Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Kurrus Funeral Home - Belleville on Nov. 18, 2025.

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Marie L. Walker, nee Carron, 90, of Marion, IL, born Wednesday, June 5, 1935, in East St. Louis, IL, passed away Monday, November 17, 2025 at The Voyage Senior Living in Marion, IL.

Marie worked as a Book Keeper for Major Meat Company. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church Belleville IL and Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Marion, IL.

She was preceded in death by her:

Husband, Clyde Walker, Jr.
Parents, Cletus and Clara, nee Allen, Carron
Brother, Cletus Carron
Sisters:

Doris LeRoy
Margaret Marlin

Surviving are her:

Daughters:

Susan (Don) Andreat of Hawley, PA
Julie (Dennis) Isbill of Highland, IL
Lisa (Mark) Drury of Marion, IL

Grandchildren:

Nicole (Dennis) Eschenburg
Andrew Drury
Brittany (Tyler) Erwin
Aaron Drury
Jacqueline Drury

4 great grandchildren:

Dylan Eschenberg
Connor Eschenberg
Emersyn Erwin
Oliver Erwin

Brother, William Carron of Seattle, WA
Sisters:

Michele Lawson of Seattle, WA
Mary Jo (Tom) Hrabusicky of Okawville, IL

Memorials: Memorials may be made to the Hospice of Southern Illinois.

Visitation: Visitation from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, November 21, 2025 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church 1801 Westminister Dr. in Marion, IL.

Services: Memorial Service will be held at 7:00 p.m., Friday, November 21, 2025 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Marion, IL, with Pastor Mark Surburg officiating.

Cemetery Chapel Services: Service will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 22, 2025 at Mount Carmel Cemetery – Peace Chapel in Belleville, IL.

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Upcoming Events

Nov

21

Visitation

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

1801 Westminister Dr., Marion, IL

Send Flowers

Nov

21

Memorial service

7:00 p.m.

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

Marion, IL

Send Flowers

Nov

22

Service

11:30 a.m.

Mount Carmel Cemetery – Peace Chapel

Belleville, IL

Send Flowers