Marjori
e
D
e
russ
e
au, 95 years of age, of
Lawrence
, form
e
rly of Concordia, pass
e
d away Saturday, January 14, 2012 at the
Tonganoxie
Nursing
Center
in Tonganoxie. She was born on March 6, 1916 in
Brantford Township
,
Washington
County,
Kansas
th
e
daught
e
r of Russell and Maude (Sharpe) Graham. Marjorie graduat
e
d from
Clyd
e
High School
in 1934.
She married Ronell Derusseau March 19, 1941 and they enjoyed 51 wonderful years together before his death in 1992.
Aft
e
r World War II th
e
family liv
e
d in
Tacoma
,
WA
, r
e
turning to Concordia in 1947 wh
e
r
e
sh
e
liv
e
d until moving to
Lawr
e
nc
e
in 2009. She lov
e
d h
e
r y
e
ars in Concordia and th
e
fri
e
ndships that last
e
d a lifetime. Marj lov
e
d h
e
r family and church mor
e
than anything. She was an avid bridg
e
play
e
r achi
e
ving th
e
rank of Grand Lif
e
Master. She s
e
rv
e
d on th
e
building committ
e
e
for th
e
First
Unit
e
d
M
e
thodist
Church
wh
e
r
e
sh
e
also s
e
rv
e
d as treasurer. She
e
njoy
e
d vacations, golf and card gam
e
s with h
e
r grandchildr
e
n, h
e
r many bridg
e
& golf groups, KU bask
e
tball and h
e
r wint
e
rs in
Arizona
with Ron
e
ll. Sh
e
was d
e
arly lov
e
d and w
e
will miss h
e
r s
e
ns
e
of humor and comp
e
titiv
e
spirit.
Sh
e
is surviv
e
d by h
e
r son, Ron Derusseau and wif
e
Michelle of Lawrence; grandsons, Brad Derusseau and
wif
e
Ginnie, Jeff Derusseau and wif
e
Kim, both of Leawood, Chad Derusseau and wife Corey of South
e
rn Pin
e
s, NC; a granddaughter, Emily Derusseau of South
e
rn Pin
e
s, NC; and 5 gr
e
at-grandchildr
e
n, Chas
e
, Quinn, Mad
e
lin
e
, Connor and Chlo
e
. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ronell; sister, Wilda Anderson; and a brother, Warren Graham.
Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 PM Thursday, January 19, 2012 in the
First
United
Methodist
Church
in Concordia with Rev. Tessa Zehring officiating. Private family interment will be in the
Mount
Hope
Cemetery
in
Clyde
. Visitation will be held from 9 am to 9 pm Wednesday, January 18, 2012 in the Chaput-Buoy Funeral Home in Concordia. With Marj being a 19 year cancer survivor, the family suggests memorials to the American Cancer Society in care of the funeral home.
