Marion Joyce Nussbaum

Springs passed away on March 22, 2017 peacefully at her

home with family at her side.

Marion was born March 15, 1931 in Drake, North Dakota to

the late Henry and Julia (Larson) Nussbaum. She was the 6th

of 12 children and moved with her family to Colorado Springs

in 1955. She was baptized and confirmed in the Evangelical

Lutheran Church in Drake, North Dakota. She graduated

from high school in Drake. She received her teaching degree

from Western State University in Gunnison, Colorado and

her Masters in Education from Colorado College in Colorado

Springs.

Marion taught 2nd grade at Lowell Elementary in Colorado

Springs until it closed and then at Ivywild Elementary for a 47

year teaching career. She loved teaching and always dressed

as a role model for her students. She is remembered for

teaching her students how to "hold a pencil correctly" and for

countless hands on learning activities in her classroom. She

loved her 2nd graders as if they were her own children.

Marion loved to read and gave this gift to many. She loved

history and studied it even in her retirement years.

Marion's second love was her flowers. She spent many hours

gardening and was proud of her beautiful flower gardens. She

looked forward each spring to buying as many new plants as

she could at Spencer's Garden Shop as well as buying the

many fruits, vegetables, pumpkins, and Christmas trees. A

highlight for Marion was taking her nieces and nephews to the

Spencer candy store each Christmas.

Marion is survived by her sisters Jeanette Elam of Peyton,

Colorado, Arlie (husband Don) Warembourg of Aurora

Colorado. Her brothers Dennis (Butch) (wife Kay) Nussbaum

of Iowa, and Gary ( Tony)(wife Wilda) Nussbaum of Colorado

Springs and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in

death by her parents, Henry Nussbaum and Julia Larson Nussbaum,

5 sisters Helen Wyckoff, Carol Nussbaum, Evelyn (Eppie) Nussbaum,

Doris White, Dorla Boisselle and 2 brothers infant Vernon Nussbaum and

Merle ({Punky) Nussbaum