Marjorie A. Onken

Marjorie A. Onken, age 79, of Savanna, Illinois, died Friday, October 20, 2006, at the Big Meadows Nursing Home in Savanna, Illinois. A Graveside Service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 24, 2006 in the Savanna Township Cemetery in Savanna, Illinois. Reverend Philip Bigelow of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Savanna will officiate. Memorials may be directed to the American Heart Association, 7272 Greenville Ave, Dallas, Texas 75231 or the American Cancer Society, Box 22718, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73123 in Marjorie’s memory. Online Condolences may be sent to the family at www.lawjonesfuneralhome.com .
Marjorie was born on August 27, 1927 in Lyndon, Illinois the daughter of Clark and Alma (Wagenecht) Rosenow. She graduated from the Lyndon High School with the class of 1945. Marjorie married Donald J. Onken on November 27, 1947 at Hopkins Lutheran Church, rural Sterling, Illinois. Donald Passed away on January 1, 1996 in Clinton, Iowa. Marjorie was a longtime member of St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Savanna, Illinois. She enjoyed reading, bowling, and spending time with her friends and family.
She is survived by one sister, Mildred Van Oosten of Morrison, Illinois; and several nieces and nephews.
Marjorie was preceded in death by her husband, Donald; a sister, Hazel Loftus; and one brother, Raymond Rosenow.