IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Marjorie M.

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Feb 25, 1918 — Nov 6, 2012

Obituary

Marjorie M. Short, age 94 years, of Archbold, passed away November 6, 2012, at Fairlawn Haven Nursing Home in Archbold. She was born February 25, 1918 near Pettisville, Ohio to Daniel and Amanda (Wyse) Rupp. She married Oakley Short on September 17, 1938, and he preceded her in death on October 27, 1993. A lifelong resident of the Archbold area, she was a homemaker and helped her husband on the farm. She loved to cook, garden, mow lawn and drive tractor. She was a member of Lockport Mennonite Church, rural Stryker. She is survived by three children, Rex (Dorothy) Short of Archbold, Jane Burkholder of Bountiful, UT, and Jerry (Kathleen) Short of Tucson, AZ; 12 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and 6 step great-grandchildren; and one sister-in-law, Eileen Rupp of Wauseon. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a son-in-law, Ernie Burkholder; brothers, Emerson, Ralph, Alfred, and Virgil Rupp; sisters, Alta Schantz, Edith Stubbins, Leora Bachman, and Doris Bachman. Memorial services will be held on Friday at 11 AM at Lockport Mennonite Church with Pastor Steven Heatwole officiating. Interment will precede in the Lockport Cemetery. Friends may call at Short Funeral Home in Archbold from 4-8 PM on Thursday. The family suggests that memorials be given to Lockport Cemetery, Lockport Mennonite Church, or Gideons International.
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