Marjorie "Marge" I. Burin

Marjorie I. Burin, 99 years old, peacefully passed on December 28, 2024. Marjorie, known as "Marge", was born June 4, 1925 in Worthington, Ohio, the daughter of Kenneth and Bess Kibler. Her family moved to Columbus when she was 6 months old.

Marge attended Broadview grade school, Everette Jr. High and Columbus Central High School, where she graduated with honors and was the student speaker at graduation and Vice President of her class. She attended Ohio Wesleyan University on a full scholarship and graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Suma Cum Laude in 1945. In 1951, Marge married Andrew J. Burin, an architect, and lived in Cleveland and later Berea, where she and Andrew reared their four children Kim, Mark, Scott, and Andrea.

Marge taught Speech and English at North Olmsted High School. She was also the head of the Theatre and Arts Department. She directed plays, musicals, and helped students prepare speeches from 1965-1968. In 1968, she moved with her family to Liberty, Ohio.

She enjoyed attending horse shows, baseball games with sons, and swim meets cheering for her daughter. After moving to Youngstown, Marge received her Master's Degree from YSU and joined PsyCare,Inc. in Howland from which she retired in 2006.

Marge will be lovingly remembered by her children, Kim (Penny) of Liberty, Mark (Kathy) of Vienna, Andrea (Greg) of Canfield; her six grandchildren, Lauren (Scott Anderson) Burin, Jennifer (Bill) Mease, Meghan (Andrew) Miller, Ashley (Dr. Matthew) McClure, Danielle Burin, and Brittany Burin; her great-grandchildren, Gregory, Margot, Camilla, Andie, Jude, Jocelyn, Lillian, and Audie; and her daughter-in-law, Doreen.

In addition to her parents, Marge is preceded in death by her husband, Andrew; a son, Scott; three sisters; and two brothers. 

An hour of calling will be held at the Davis-Becker Funeral Home in Boardman on Saturday, January 4, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 10:50 a.m., followed immediately by a memorial Celebration of Life beginning at 11:00 a.m.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to St. Jude Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 in her memory.,

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