Marion E. Bratek, (nee Watson) passed away on January 22, 2017 at the age of 99 after a long and wonderful retirement in Bradenton, Florida. She was born in Chicago, where she had a career with Sherman Williams. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Bratek who had a career at Coca Cola and her brother Donald Watson. She is survived by sister-in-law Cecilia Bratek, cousin Carol Dalton, nephews Rev. Martin Bratek CR, Andrew (Dolores) Bratek, William (Patricia) Bratek and nieces Barbara (Bratek) Kozak, Margaret (Bratek) Andersen and husband Robert Wolters, additional generations of nieces and nephews and loving friends in Bradenton Florida. Visitation will be Friday, February 3, 2017 from 10:30 AM until time of prayer service at 11:30 AM at Oehler Funeral Home, 2099 Miner Street, Des Plaines. Interment will follow at Evergreen Cemetery, Evergreen Park.