MARJORIE M. PECK

1923 - 2010

Marjorie M. Peck (nee Birch) passed into the Arms of her Savior, Jesus Christ, on December 8th, 2010.

Marge was born on October 1, 1923 in Tarentum, Pennsylvania to Henry William Birch and Lillian Amanda Birch, the fourth of six children. She grew up in the Pittsburgh, PA area and attended Thiel College. Her dad was a Baptist minister and they moved frequently.

After moving to Philadelphia, she met and married John R. Mecouch, who became a Presbyterian minister and spent many years helping to build the churches where he served in that area. Marge and John had three daughters, Carole, Joan and Lynne.

Marge later married the late George L. Peck and, after living in Pennsylvania and Florida, they moved to Anacortes, Washington when George retired. Marge was always active in church work and various philanthropic organizations.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her brothers William, Allen, Milton and Donald, her sister Gwendolyn and her granddaughter Heather Reynolds Tate.

She is survived by her three daughters, Carole Goldberg, Joan (Steven) Hocker and Lynne Solomon, six grandchildren (Jim, Mark and Kristen Goldberg; Megan and Meredith Solomon; Scott Reynolds), eight great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

Marge was a devoted mother and grandmother, always reaching out a hand to help her family and her friends. Her love of Jesus was paramount in her life. Her sweet smile and laughing blue eyes will be sorely missed. Her lifelong example of faith and courage, her generosity and grace, are all a vital part of the legacy she leaves.

A Celebration of Life service will be held January 22, 2011 at 2 p.m. at Mukilteo Presbyterian Church, Mukilteo, Washington.

John 14:2~In my Fathers House are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.