JACKSON, Mich. – Marian W. Williamson Groesbeck, 84, of Spring Arbor, went to be with her Lord March 11, 2012, with her loving family by her side.
She was born Jan. 23, 1928, in Winnebago, Minn., to Wilber V. and Hannah A. Jurgens Williamson. She married William Walter Groesbeck, who preceded her in death.
She spent her career at Free Methodist Headquarters, Winona Lake, first as an editor in the general missionary board and later as a denominational executive in her role as editor of the Missionary Tidings magazine from 1975 to her retirement in 1990. She was a member of Free Methodist Church, Winona Lake.
Surviving are a daughter, Linda (and spouse Philip) Meyette, Urbana, Ill.; a granddaughter, Rachel (and spouse Kim) Killinger; a grandson, Benjamin (and spouse Katie) Myette, great-grandchildren: Jack, Ryan, Lily, Isaiah and Ellie; four sisters-in-law, Ella, Mary, Judy and Odessa Williamson; several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by a her parents, three sisters and six brothers.
Services were at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Spring Arbor Free Methodist Church with the Revs. Mark VanValin and Elton O. Smith officiating. Burial was in Spring Arbor Cemetery.
J.L. Watson Funeral Chapel, Jackson, Mich., is in charge of arrangements.
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Memorials may be made to the Walter Groesbeck Retreat Center, Bancasi, Philippines, c/o Department of World Missions, Free Methodist Church of North America, 770 N. High School Road, Indianapolis, IN 46214.
JACKSON, Mich. – Marian W. Williamson Groesbeck, 84, of Spring Arbor, went to be with her Lord March 11, 2012, with her loving family by her side.
She was born Jan. 23, 1928, in Winnebago, Minn., to Wilber V. and Hannah A. Jurgens Williamson. She married William Walter Groesbeck, who preceded her in death.
She spent her career at Free Methodist Headquarters, Winona Lake, first as an editor in the general missionary board and later as a denominational executive in her role as editor of the Missionary Tidings magazine from 1975 to her retirement in 1990. She was a member of Free Methodist Church, Winona Lake.
Surviving are a daughter, Linda (and spouse Philip) Meyette, Urbana, Ill.; a granddaughter, Rachel (and spouse Kim) Killinger; a grandson, Benjamin (and spouse Katie) Myette, great-grandchildren: Jack, Ryan, Lily, Isaiah and Ellie; four sisters-in-law, Ella, Mary, Judy and Odessa Williamson; several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by a her parents, three sisters and six brothers.
Services were at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Spring Arbor Free Methodist Church with the Revs. Mark VanValin and Elton O. Smith officiating. Burial was in Spring Arbor Cemetery.
J.L. Watson Funeral Chapel, Jackson, Mich., is in charge of arrangements.
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Memorials may be made to the Walter Groesbeck Retreat Center, Bancasi, Philippines, c/o Department of World Missions, Free Methodist Church of North America, 770 N. High School Road, Indianapolis, IN 46214.
