Pfeil Funeral Homes - Sandusky Chapel
617 Columbus Ave
Sandusky, OH 44870
Phone: 419-625-2655
Email: donpfeil@pfeilfuneralhome.com
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Marilyn Rose Mears (Layton) Borden, 82, beloved wife, mother, step-mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend to many, died peacefully at her home in Landrum, South Carolina on Monday, October 22, 2012.
Marilyn was born November 24, 1929 in Dayton, Ohio to Robert & Margaret (Hurst) Mears. She was a 1947 graduate of Sandusky High School, and was an active alumni; traveling most years for reunions and enjoyed visiting with old friends. She was a long time member of Zion Lutheran Church, Sandusky, and for many years sang in the church choir. Marilyn performed in musical concerts all of her life and sang in groups at school, church, and at weddings and funerals. Marilyn had a beautiful mezzosoprano voice and performed everything from liturgical scores to Gilbert & Sullivan operettas. She also assisted her husband, Donald, install many fine pipe organs in Florida and Ohio. Marilyn worked in Real Estate and at the former Good Samaritan Hospital, now Firelands Regional Medical Center, Sandusky. She loved to travel, was an avid gardener, and an enthusiastic and talented amateur artist, leaving a legacy of many beautiful paintings with family and friends. Marilyn loved life and loved to laugh, and it is with the deepest sadness that we say goodbye. She had a deep and abiding love for her family and friends, and was a warm and loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. We will all miss her and remember her with love, always.
She is survived by her husband of 32 years, Donald Borden, her four children: Rebecca (Pat) Goldson of Hamilton, MT., Jonathan (Linda) Layton of Gahanna, OH., Tina (Richard) Braessler of Westerville, OH., and Timothy Layton of Page, AZ., two step children: David (Alexis) Borden of Las Vegas, NV., and Barbara Borden of Louisville, KY., six grandchildren, two great grandchildren, two brothers: James (Joni) Mears, John (Judy) Mears, both of Sandusky, one sister: Doti Mears Turgeon of AZ, nieces, nephews and other relatives.
She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother: Richard Mears, and one grandson Nathan Layton and one step daughter: Deborah Ann Gore.
Friends may call from 2:00-4:00 & 6:00-8:00 PM Friday, October 26, 2012 at the Pfeil Funeral Home, Sandusky Chapel, 617 Columbus Avenue, Sandusky, and from 9:00 AM until time of funeral service at 10:00 AM Saturday, October 27, 2012 in the Zion Lutheran Church, 503 Columbus Avenue, Sandusky. The Rev. John B. Mawhirter will officiate. Burial will be in Meadow Green Memorial Park, Huron.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, 260 Fairwinds Road, P.O. Box 127, Landrum, SC., 19356. Condolences may be shared with the family at pfeilfuneralhome.com.
