Marilyn M. Herrick, 86, of Resthave Care & Rehabilitation in Morrison, IL, died Sunday, June 30, 2019, at Resthave.
Marilyn was born September 19, 1932, in Ticonderoga, NY, to Steward R. and Helen M. (Jeffers) Moore. She attended Ticonderoga grade schools and was a graduate of Ticonderoga High School. She continued her education at Wheelock College in Boston, MA. Marilyn married John Francis Connors on September 11, 1952, in Saratoga, NY. She later married James P. Herrick on October 5, 1968, in Hague, NY. He died July 6, 1988. Marilyn was a telephone operator at New York Telephone and Telegraph in New York. She was later a bookkeeper and sales clerk for Moore Hardware in Ticonderoga, NY. Marilyn worked as an Office Manager at Lord Howe Estates for eight years and later worked at Resthave Home in Morrison, in the Activities Department, for many years. She was a member of the Eastern Star in Sterling, IL, Chapter 354 and Merton Chapter 356 in Fulton, IL, and was a Past Grand Matron. Marilyn was active in the First United Methodist Church of Ticonderoga and also the Morrison United Methodist Church. She served as a Sunday School teacher, Stephen Minister, and church Trustee, and participated in Monday Evening Club. Marilyn was an avid collector of teddy bears.
Survivors include one daughter, Glenna (Mike) Rodts of Crossville, TN; three sons, Jeffrey (Nancy) Connors of Salisbury, MD; Timothy (Mary) Connors of Ticonderoga, and Richard Connors of South Glen Falls, NY; nine grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, James; son, John Connors; sister, Janice McDonald.
Cremation rites have been accorded.
There will be a memorial service in Ticonderoga, NY, at a later date.
Interment will be in the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Ticonderoga, NY.
The Morrison Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home is assisting the family.
Memorials have been established to Morrison United Methodist Church and Resthave Auxiliary.