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Margie Roloff of Lincoln died
March 3, 2021 at the age of 92 of natural causes,
unrelated to the corona virus pandemic.
A resident of St. Clara’s Manor
since August 2009, she was born Margie Ellen Simmons
on February 18, 1929, in Morehouse, MO, to Charles
and Annabelle (Stewart) Simmons. She grew up in
Peoria and attended Manual Training High School.
In 1946 she married Raymond Roloff
and settled in Bartonville, later moving with him
and their daughter Lynn and son Roger to Rushville,
where she was active in the local P.T.A., Cub
Scouts, and Brownie Scouts.
In 1974 she and her husband became
owner-operators of the Schuy-Ville theater in
Rushville and enjoyed a successful decade showing
movies before moving to Lincoln in 1984. There
Margie continued a contented life as housewife and
doting grandmother.
She and her dear friend Mary
Fletcher were featured in a Lincoln Courier article
(Nov. 24, 2004) for their regular Wednesday lunches
at many local restaurants and became affectionately
known as the M-and-M’s.
In 2003 Margie became a proud
great-grandmother of Katie Gallagher, whose visits
to Margie’s Chestnut Street home and later to St.
Clara’s were relished by all. |
Margie’s passing leaves a deeply felt
loss in the lives of her survivors, who include her
daughter Lynn Fearneyhough and husband Robert of
Lincoln; her son Roger and wife Barbara Petersen of
New Paltz, NY; granddaughter Juli Gallagher, husband
James, and great-granddaughter Katie of Beverly
Hills, CA; grandson John Mortz and wife Jenn of New
Orleans, LA; and sons of her deceased brother
Charles.
Her brothers Eugene and Almas
preceded her in death, as did her beloved husband,
Raymond (in 2000) a true pillar of the family.
May Margie rest in peace with him
at the New Union Cemetery.
Memorial donations in her name may
be sent to the Lincoln Public Library District, 725
Pekin St., Lincoln, IL, 62656.
Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home is honored to
assist Margie’s family with the arrangements.
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