Marian Louise Cruse

Cremation services are under the direction of Moore Funeral Home. Inurnment will take place at a later date at Moore Memorial Gardens. A celebration of life will be held at Brookdale Arlington on Friday at 1:00.

Marian was born in Oakley, IL on June 18, 1931, to Leon Seitz and Anna May Seitz. She was married to Donald Wayne Cruse on July 21, 1951 in Biloxi, Mississippi and they enjoyed 63 happy years together.

Marian was an avid reader and loved her crossword puzzles. She also enjoyed gardening. Her grandchildren, Michael and Emily, were the light of her life and she loved her time with them.

She is preceded in death by her parents, brothers Donald Seitz, John Seitz, and Richard Seitz, and husband Donald Wayne Cruse.

She is survived by her daughter, Donna Louise Whittington of Arlington, TX; granddaughter, Emily Louise Whittington of Arlington, TX; grandson, Michael Paul Whittington of Boston, MA; brother, Ed and wife Sherry Seitz of Pataskala, Ohio; numerous nieces and nephews including special niece Linda Seitz of Arlington, Tx

The family asks that donations be made to the Arlington Public Library at http://arlingtonlibrary.org/donate-now/