Obituary
Newton, Marjorie Earline
Marjorie left this world on Monday, November 21, 2022 to join her beloved predeceased family in heaven with her friend Rhonda by her side. Marjorie was born on November 29, 1928 in Leamington, Ontario, Canada to parents Reta Newton of Leamington and Durham Newton formerly of Casar, North Carolina. She was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church of Leamington until it closed in 2005 and then became a member Shaw’s Creek Baptist Church in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Surviving relatives are sister Patricia Brunet and 9 nieces and nephews. Also surviving is her very special friend Rhonda who got her to all appointments and church and any errands she requested and alson giving Aunt Marge’s cat Buddy his new home with her. Two sisters Barbara Fast and Irene Gibson predeceased her. She had a home built in Ann Arbor Trail in Dearborn Hts. Michigan in 1961 and lived there until retiring to Hendersonville, North Carolina in 1988. Her employment was in the personnel field, first with Gelatin Products Co. in Detroit, Michigan. She was a personnel supervisor there and lastly with Manpower Inc. as a sales and customer relations representative. In Detroit, she was a member of the Women’s Economic Club. In Hendersonville, NC she was active in or a member of the Order of the Eastern Star Chapter #61, the Elk’s Lodge, Women of the Moose Lodge of Asheville, NC, League of Property Owners, League of Women Voter Women’s Republican Club, VFW Ladies Aux #5206, lifetime member of Blue Ridge Community College, Lifetime Learning, YMCA. As a member of the League of Women’s Voters she served as an observer in both district and superior courts. She was a member of the Michigan Club. She volunteered with the Big Sister-Big Brothers programs. With the foster parent program she was a respite foster parent with MainStay (a safe haven for abused women and their children). Also in Hendersonville she volunteered at the Chamber of Commerce and then worked for a time as a salesperson with Reality World. She was a member of the local chapter of AARP and of the national AARP, and a member of Friends of the Library. In 1978 she purchased a four plex apartment building in Cape Coral, Florida (Newton Apartments). Her parents had a winter home in Cape Coral. Her many interests were being involved with children and pets, visiting with family and friends, working with her gardens, landscaping and flowers, dancing and she always had a pet in her home. Visitation and funeral service was held at Reid Funeral Home & Reception Centre, 14 Russell Street, Leamington (519-326-2631) on Monday, December 5, 2022. Interment followed at Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. As an expression of symapthy, memorial donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or the Windsor/Es Humane Society would be appreciated. Family and friends are invited to share their words of comfort at www.reidfuneralhome.ca
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Marjorie Earline Newton November 21 2022..
Death notice for the town of: Leamington, Province: Ontario