Marcia L.
O'Boyle
- Celebration of Life will be held in Gordon Park Area 1 on June 10th, 2023 beginning at 12pm.
Marcia Lorraine O’Boyle
(Nee Beck)
Born to Life March 2, 1955
Born to Eternal Life May 23, 2023
After a long and diligent fight with cancer, Marcia is now at peace. Marcia was born in Columbus, Ohio to Carlton and Lorraine (Nee Slatoski) Beck, the oldest of their four children. After relocating to Shorewood, WI in the 1960’s, Marcia found the community she would call home for most of her life. She attended Shorewood schools and went on to earn an undergrad degree in Special Education and a master’s degree in clinical psychology at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Marcia went on to enjoy a long and fulfilling career where she helped countless people in different capacities.
Marcia is survived by her daughters, Tiffany and Erin Gaumond; grandchildren Carolyn, Shane, Owen and Olive. She is also survived by her mother, Lorraine Beck; Siblings Linda, Lawrence and Carol Beck; Half-sister Catherine Ellis (Nee Beck); nieces and nephews Crystal, Daniel, Kelly, Andrew, Amanda, Matthew, Emily, Christopher, Savannah and Jaymin.
Celebration of Life will be held in Gordon Park Area 1 on June 10th, 2023 beginning at 12pm.
In lieu of flowers, the family encourages a donation to the American Cancer Society in Marcia’s name.
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I’m glad for Marcia that she rests in peace now, no more cancer bogging her body down, but we will all miss her.
The only person on this Earth would could make me laugh so hard that I’d cry with laughter, and do it with the ease of flipping a switch, was my beloved sister Marcia. She had a kind and generous heart. When we were kids and our Mom was not able to tuck me in and read to me out of “365 Bedtime Stories,” Marcia would. I will always remember being in the first grade and all of us were brought out onto the Atwater front lawn. Then all these big kids from the high school came in and sat down on the folding chairs to give a concert for us. There she was: my Marcia was first chair flautist! So cool, so calm, so poised, so talented. What a great surprise. Marcia earned just about every Girl Scout badge they ever awarded. The last few years brought us closer. We had some really good walks together.
Marcia had a wealth of artistic talent that came out in a variety of ways. There was music: piano, flute and guitar. She made bagels and even her own cough drops. There was macramé. She made the tiger rug. There was knitting. Oh, was there knitting! Mom taught her to knit when she was just a little girl and Marcia took to it like a duck to water. She made gorgeous sweaters that fit perfectly. She made her own yarn from raw wool and a potato back in the day, too. She even did weaving. Her loom contains and unfinished tapestry, like Marcia’s earthly life cut short.
I’m so very sorry for your family’s loss. Yet, now she can be at peace after her long illness. She sounds like a very wonderful mother, daughter, person.
I had the privilege of working with Marcia for many years up until she need to take leave while undergoing treatment. She was delightful and a wonderful asset to our work in providing care to people needing behavioral health care. She will be very missed. My condolences to her loving family,
Dan Potterton