Marion Alliene Venable

October 11, 1926 - August 24, 2010

Marion Alliene Venable, 83, of Toledo, passed away on Tuesday Aug 24, 2010 at her daughter Ann's residence where she resided the last years of her life. Alliene was a devoted wife and wonderful mother, always putting her family first. She was also a dedicated mom to a continuous succession of four legged “furry kids”. In addition, she loved being a “stand-in mom” for hundreds of students at McGregor Elementary School, where she was the secretary for 21 years, retiring in 1989. She enjoyed nature, gardening, cooking, singing, traveling, bowling, and monthly luncheons with her friends from McGregor School and Holy Trinity Church. She had a great sense of humor, and a determination that sustained her through many hard times. She was a beautiful person and made the world a little better place for everyone she met. She will be dearly missed. Alliene was preceded in death by her parents, Mildred and Arthur Yakley, her loving husband of 55 years Charles, and her precious infant daughter Janet and special brother Bob Keller. Alliene is survived by her children, Kay (Phil) Weber of Gurnee, IL; Sue (John Czarnecki) Bedra of Toledo, Ann (Alan) Bethea of Toledo, Tom (Jennifer) Venable of Pleasant Prairie WI, and grandchildren Jill Williams of Hollywood Hills CA, and Lauren Venable of Pleasant Prairie WI. Her family appreciates all of the help from Hospice of Northwest Ohio for their assistance the last months of her life and especially thanks Lena Parnell, Helen Cabianca, and Kristie Dubois. Friends are invited to visit from 4:00-8:00pm on Thursday August 26, 2010 in the Ansberg-West Funeral Home, 3000 Sylvania Ave. Visitation will also begin on Friday at 10:00am at Toledo Memorial Park Cemetery where services will follow at 11:00am. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, or the animal charity of the donor's choice. To send online condolences please visit www.ansberg-west.com.