IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Marilyn L.
Carr
May 23, 1931 – June 23, 2016
Obituary
Marilyn L. Carr, age 85, of 4219 Ambrosius Rd., New Albany (Wilmot), PA passed way Thursday morning, June 23, 2016 at the Skilled Nursing Unit of Guthrie Towanda Memorial Hospital
She was born on May 23, 1931 in Wyalusing, PA the daughter of the late Clyde and Alice Lyke Fiske. She graduated from Wyalusing High School with the class of 1948.
Marilyn married Frank D. Carr, Sr. on February 28, 1948. She was a housewife/homemaker for her husband and five children. She also helped on the family farm, the Wil-Val Farm, with her husband and children.
Marilyn was a member of the Spring Hill United Methodist Church, the Wilmot Grange #512, and the Wyalusing Mountain Side Lanes Women's 6:30 and 9:00 Bowling Leagues. She was a former Cub Scout Leader. She enjoyed knitting, sewing, cooking, gardening, and hunting. She took great pleasure in swimming in her pool especially when her grandchildren were there. Marilyn was well known as a loving and caring person.
She is survived by her husband of 68 years, Frank D. Carr, Sr. of home; her children and spouses, Bonnie and William Keeney of LeRaysville, PA, Richard and Katherine Carr of Wilmot, PA, William and Carol Carr of Wilmot, PA, and Frank and Connie Carr, Jr. of Wilmot, PA; son-in-law, Jay Stanton of Wilmot, PA; 17 grandchildren; 44 great-grandchildren; her siblings and spouses, Aileen Learn of Spring Hill, PA, Louis and Jeanne Fiske of Spring Hill, PA, and Pat and Wayne Parsons of Wilmot, PA; as well as many nieces and nephews. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her daughter, Sue Stanton (December 29, 2012); her great-granddaughter, Cali Lee Carr (October 3, 2011); and her sister, Janice Benscoter (October 30, 2012).
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 25, 2016 at 11:00 AM from the Sheldon Funeral Home, 155 Church St., Wyalusing, PA 18853 with Reverend Dolly Tarreto of the Skinner's Eddy United Methodist Church officiating. Family and friends may call at the funeral home on Friday evening, June 24, 2016 from 7:00-9:00 PM. Interment will take place at a later date at the convenience of the family at the New Era Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made in Marilyn's name to the Skilled Nursing Unit of Guthrie Towanda Memorial Hospital, 1 Hospital Dr., Towanda, PA 18848 or to the Hollenback United Methodist Church, PO Box 155, Wyalusing, PA 18853.
Online condolences may be made at www.sheldonfuneralhomes.com.
She was born on May 23, 1931 in Wyalusing, PA the daughter of the late Clyde and Alice Lyke Fiske. She graduated from Wyalusing High School with the class of 1948.
Marilyn married Frank D. Carr, Sr. on February 28, 1948. She was a housewife/homemaker for her husband and five children. She also helped on the family farm, the Wil-Val Farm, with her husband and children.
Marilyn was a member of the Spring Hill United Methodist Church, the Wilmot Grange #512, and the Wyalusing Mountain Side Lanes Women's 6:30 and 9:00 Bowling Leagues. She was a former Cub Scout Leader. She enjoyed knitting, sewing, cooking, gardening, and hunting. She took great pleasure in swimming in her pool especially when her grandchildren were there. Marilyn was well known as a loving and caring person.
She is survived by her husband of 68 years, Frank D. Carr, Sr. of home; her children and spouses, Bonnie and William Keeney of LeRaysville, PA, Richard and Katherine Carr of Wilmot, PA, William and Carol Carr of Wilmot, PA, and Frank and Connie Carr, Jr. of Wilmot, PA; son-in-law, Jay Stanton of Wilmot, PA; 17 grandchildren; 44 great-grandchildren; her siblings and spouses, Aileen Learn of Spring Hill, PA, Louis and Jeanne Fiske of Spring Hill, PA, and Pat and Wayne Parsons of Wilmot, PA; as well as many nieces and nephews. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her daughter, Sue Stanton (December 29, 2012); her great-granddaughter, Cali Lee Carr (October 3, 2011); and her sister, Janice Benscoter (October 30, 2012).
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 25, 2016 at 11:00 AM from the Sheldon Funeral Home, 155 Church St., Wyalusing, PA 18853 with Reverend Dolly Tarreto of the Skinner's Eddy United Methodist Church officiating. Family and friends may call at the funeral home on Friday evening, June 24, 2016 from 7:00-9:00 PM. Interment will take place at a later date at the convenience of the family at the New Era Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made in Marilyn's name to the Skilled Nursing Unit of Guthrie Towanda Memorial Hospital, 1 Hospital Dr., Towanda, PA 18848 or to the Hollenback United Methodist Church, PO Box 155, Wyalusing, PA 18853.
Online condolences may be made at www.sheldonfuneralhomes.com.
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