Marian Johnson E. Roark, 97, of Oxford, died Monday, June 23, at Ware Presbyterian Village. She was the wife of Fate Roark who died in 1995, and with whom she shared 60 years of marriage.
The daughter of the late A. Kelso and Ella Farra Johnson, she was born in Lower Oxford, and grew up in Lincoln University. She was a graduate of Oxford High School and Goldey Beacom.
She was a secretary at the Avon Grove School District, retiring in 1982, after 26 years of service. Prior to that, she worked at the West Grove Knitting Mill.
She was a volunteer for Meals on Wheels and a member of the Business Women’s Club. She was an avid reader and enjoyed needlework and listening to music.
She is survived by one sister, Grace “Polly” Wolf of Powell, Wyo.; the Davis girls (who were especially close to her) Janie Hannan, Priscilla Nagle, Nancy Gerrard and Margaret Sheehan, and various nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by two brothers, Richard Johnson and Kelso Johnson; six sisters, Jean Shoop, Bernice Galloway, Alberta Cochran, Elizabeth Williams, Margaret Manhard and Lulu Felecci.
Her Memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 12, at the Foulk & Grieco Funeral Home, 200 Rose Hill Road in West Grove. Burial will be private.
In lieu of flowers, a contribution may be made to Ware Presbyterian Village, 7 East Locust Street, Oxford, PA 19363 Attn: Ellen Stoner
Online condolences may be made by visiting www.griecocares.com
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