Marilyn M. Preston, 76 of Greensburg, passed away on August 25, 2019 at her home. Marilyn was born on March 3, 1943 in Greensburg, the daughter of John and Helen Vanderpohl. She was a 1961 graduate of the Immaculate Conception Academy in Oldenburg.
She worked at Delta Faucet for 23 years, KB Foods for 11 years and most recently at Crafts and Occasions. She enjoyed wood working and simply helping people in any way she could.
Survivors include her two daughters – Bernadette (Dave) Dodson and Angie (Richard) Foster; two sons – John (Claudia) Preston, Jr. and Robert (Beth) Preston; two sisters – Dorothy (Charles) Land and Elizabeth Schroeder; one brother – Vernon Vanderpohl; seven grandchildren – Nathan (Brittany) Foster, Kurtis Zapfe, Nicole (Seth) Enneking, Kara Zapfe, Jacob Preston, Sarah Preston, John Carlos Preston and five great grandchildren – Libby Crawford, Easton Foster, Sofia Zapfe, Everett Foster, and Marli Salinas. She was preceded in death by her parents; three sisters – Evelyn Theising, Florine Owen and Esther Abbott; and five brothers – Irvin, Clifford, John, Gilbert and Donald Vanderpohl.
A Rosary will be prayed at the Gilliland-Howe Funeral Home on Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at 3:00 pm. A visitation for family and friends will follow at 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church on Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at 10:00 am. Burial will follow at the St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery. Father John Meyer will be officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to the Bread of Life. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.gilliland-howe.com.
