Marie Taylor Wappner, mother of Kevin, widow of Karl, and daughter of the late Frank and Daisy (Wineland) Taylor left this earth on Thursday, November 7, 2024, at the age of 105. She was born in Butler, Ohio, on August 30, 1919.
After graduating from Butler High School in the Class of 1937, she worked for Prudential Insurance Company for twenty-three years and retired from Mansfield Municipal Court in 1986. Marie was an active member of St. Paul Lutheran Church (now known as Hope Lutheran) and Ruth Chapter #17, Order of the Eastern Star as well as other local organizations.
Along with her son, Kevin, she is survived by Kim Messersmith. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Karla Marie; two brothers, Kenneth and George Taylor; and five sisters, Opal Adams, Edna Taylor, Florence Gale, Geraldine Rizzo and Audra Jean Halsey.
The family will receive friends from 4:00-6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, at Wappner Funeral Directors-Mansfield, 98 S. Diamond St. Order of the Eastern Star services will be presented at 6:30 p.m. A funeral service will be held in the funeral home on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. with Pastor Ann Cammarn officiating. She will be laid to rest in Mansfield Cemetery beside her husband. Memorial contributions may be made to Hope Lutheran Church, 2010 Park Avenue West, Mansfield, OH 44906.
