- Marilyn passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on December 2, 2018. She was the daughter of Harold and Dora Ives.
Marilyn graduated from Lawton High School and Western Michigan University with a Bachelors of Music Degree. She taught elementary school in Decatur and Schoolcraft Schools for six years.
She married Donald MacKellar on December 30, 1960. She was an accomplished musician and taught piano lessons out of her home. Marilyn also played piano, organ and keyboard for the Church of God in Decatur for many years.
Marilyn was preceded in death by her husband Donald; her parents; brother Ken Ives; his wife Lee and sister-in-law Marian MacKellar. Marilyn is survived by brother Marvin ( Roberta) Ives of Marcellus; son Nathan (Andrea) MacKellarof Decatur; daugher Sheila Augst of Kalamazoo; seven grandchildren; Joshua Whitlock, Lucas MacKellar, Zachary (Stacy) MacKellar, Derick Augst, Erica Augst, Sherica Augst and Calla Augst; one great-grandchild due in July and long-time family friend, Shirley Hagen.
Family meant everything to Marilyn and she was the glue holding it together.
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1937 - 2018 (81 jaar)
