Marjorie Jean (Ronan) Amies of St. Louis, Mo., went peacefully
home to the Lord on Aug. 28, 2007, after a courageous struggle
with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) also known as Lou
Gehrig's disease. Marge was born in St. Johnsbury, Vt., on Sept. 13, 1942, the daughter of Ernestine F. and Robert H. Ronan Sr.
She attended grade school at Mt. Hunger School and graduated
from Lyndon Institute in 1960. In 1961, she married Robert
LeBlanc and they had two daughters. He passed away in 1977. In 1994, she married Gerry Amies. She was a member of St.
Timothy's Episcopal Church in St. Louis and was active in the ALS
Association and the Muscular Dystrophy Association. She was
very talented in the arts and writing and loved being involved in
crafts. She is survived by her loving husband, Gerry Amies; her
daughters, Kelly (LeBlanc) Davis and her husband, Kenny of
South Wheelock, Vt., Kathy (LeBlanc) Kauffman of St. Charles,
Mo., Anne-Marie (Amies) Oelschlager and her husband, Brant of
Seattle, Wash.; and son Simon Amies of St. Louis, Mo. Also
surviving are her mother, Ernestine Ronan of Concord, N.C.; her
sister, Betsy (Ronan) DeLaBruere and her husband, Robert Sr. of
St. Johnsbury; her brothers Robert Jr. of Surfside Beach, S.C.,
and Jeffrey Sr. and his wife, Linda of Concord, N.C.; her
grandchildren, Kerri LeBlanc, Chelsey and Cortney Davis, Luke
and Chloey Kauffman, and Kurt, Matthew and Lincoln
Oelschlager; her great-grandchildren, Hannah and Christopher
Baker; and special friends Brigitte Gutsche, Sharon Kralicek, Tom
and Sandy Bradley, Jerry Radloff and Don Finger; and many
nieces, nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by her father,
Robert H. Ronan Sr.; her first husband, Robert LeBlanc; and her
granddaughter, Kaisie Davis. A memorial service was held Sept. 22, 2007, at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church in St. Louis with her
friend, the Rev. Jack Fleming, officiating.
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