Lila A. ‘Polly’ Marquis
Greensboro Lila A. “Polly” Marquis, age 89, of RD 1, Greensboro, Pa., died at 10:10 p.m. on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 at her home.
She was born August 12, 1915 in Glen Rock, Pa., a daughter of Willis B. and Rosa Kleindienst Rohrbaugh.
Mrs. Marquis was a 1933 graduate of Glen Rock High School and was valedictorian of her class. She resided at RD 1, Greensboro since 1980.
On December 5, 1936 she married LeRoy A. Marquis, who died February 24, 2005.
Surviving are two sons, Ronald L. Marquis and his wife, Bonnie, of Phoenix, Arizona and Gary L. Marquis and his wife, Peggy, of RD 1, Greensboro; a daughter, Faye M. Ellwood, of Odenton, Maryland; six grandchildren, Mark Ellwood, Yvonne Nutter, Greg Ellwood, Jeff Marquis, Joseph Marquis and Laura Marquis; 11 great grandchildren; a brother, Donald Rohrbaugh of New Freedom, Pa., a sister, Shirley Nelson of Red Lion and several nieces and nephews.
Deceased are a grandson, Robert Marquis; two brothers, William Rohrbaugh and Richard Rohrbaugh and three sisters, Elsie Strasbaugh, Melva Humphrey and Helen Gantz.
Family and friends are welcomed from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday in the Yoskovich Funeral Home, Martin J. Yoskovich, Funeral Director, 300 South Vine Street, Route 88, Carmichaels, Pa., (724-966-5500) where funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 30, 2005 with Pastor R. Scott Teets officiating. Interment will follow at Monongahela Hill Cemetery, Mapletown, Pa.
The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to the American Kidney Foundation, 6110 Executive Blvd., Suite 1010, Rockville, Maryland 20852-9813.
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