Marjorie Priesman Wiersma

Marjorie A. Priesman Wiersma, 78, of Oak Harbor, Ohio, died peacefully Friday, November 27, 2009 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Oak Harbor, Ohio on January 22, 1931, the daughter of Cyril & Dorothy (Jacobsen) Franck. A 1949 graduate of Oak Harbor High School, Marge also was a graduate of Bowling Green State University. She was a teacher for Port Clinton City Schools at Bataan Elementary School. Marge was an active member of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Oak Harbor, where she sang in the Senior Choir for over 60 years. She also served on many committees at the church and was the treasurer of Oakwood Manor in Oak Harbor. Marge was a volunteer at R.C. Waters Elementary School, Oak Harbor, through the Ohio Reads Program, and was a member of the Red Hat Society. She greatly enjoyed spending time with her family and attending their many activities. On June 29, 1956, she married William E. Priesman, and he preceded her in death on July 18, 2001. Marge married Vernon J. Wiersma on October 5, 2008, and he survives. Also surviving are her sons, James W. (Sherry) Priesman, and Thomas E. (Kathy Dusseau) Priesman, both of Oak Harbor; daughters, Margaret A. Huckaby, Fairfax, Virginia and Dorothy M. Priesman, Oak Harbor; step-sons, Timothy K. (Sue) Wiersma, Fremont, Ohio, and Matthew T. Wiersma, Greensboro, North Carolina; Step-daughter, Jenelle M. (Jim) Sullivan, Toledo, Ohio; grandchildren, Nicholas, Zachary, Curtis, and Paige Priesman; step-grandchildren, Patrick, Thomas, and Becky Wiersma, Joseph and Eva Sullivan, Adam Willer, and Carly and Brie Wiersma. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Robert W. Franck; and son-in-law, William Huckaby. The family will receive friends from 2-9 P.M. Wednesday at Crosser Funeral Home, Oak Harbor. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 A.M. Thursday at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Oak Harbor, with the Revs. Keith Hunsinger and David Tinker officiating. Interment will be in Union Cemetery, Oak Harbor. Memorial contributions may be made to the Senior Choir or the Endowment Trust Fund of St. John's Ev. Lutheran Church. Funeral Home: Crosser Funeral Home - Oak Harbor Chapel 301 N. Locust Street Oak Harbor, OH