Obituary of Edna Mae Marcus

West Liberty, Iowa

Edna Mae Marcus, 92, of Oak Ridge, North Carolina formerly of West Liberty passed away Friday, July 21, 2023 at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Funeral services will be held 11 A.M. Friday, July 28, 2023 with visitation 1 hour prior to services at the Henderson-Barker Funeral Home in West Liberty.

Memorials may be made to the First Lutheran Church in Conway, Iowa or Fountain of Life Lutheran Church in Kernersville, NC.

Burial will be in the Oak Ridge Cemetery, West Liberty.

Edna was born January 30, 1931 in Ames, Iowa the daughter of Earl and Florence (Latham) Hinton. She was a graduate of Ames High School. On March 31, 1951 she was united in marriage to LeRoy Marcus in South Bend, Indiana. She worked as a baby sitter until 1968 prior to her career at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, working first as a nurses aide and later a EKG tech until her retirement at age 60. Following her retirement she worked for the Corp of Engineers as a gate attendant for campgrounds and retired a second time at 80.

She was a member of Fountain of Life Lutheran Church in Kernersville. In her younger years she played the guitar, roller skated (where she met her husband LeRoy), sewed, crotched, knitted and loved camping.

She is survived by her husband LeRoy, two daughters: Denise Marcus of Greensboro, North Carolina and DeAnn Marcus (Jimmy Vaughn) of Oak Ridge, North Carolina. Grandchildren: Mike Becker, Brian (Vicki) Becker, Jeremy (Jenni) Becker, Melinda Becker and Heather (Jeremy) Fisher, great grandchildren: BreAnna, DeAnna, Josephine, Nathan, Noah, Wyatt, Lydia, Maliya, Brixton, Keila, Kierston, Braydon, Isabella and Kristen, great great grandchildren: McKinzie, Grayson, Leo and a brother Richard Hinton. She was preceded in death by her parents, granddaughter Holly, brothers: Raymond (Bud) and Marvin, sisters: Elsie and Judy.