Marjorie Seibolt

Marjorie Ruth “Marge” Seibolt of Iola, died Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011, at her home at the age of 80.
Marjorie was born March 11, 1931, in Ottawa, to Gilbert and Cecil (Wells) Munson. She grew up in Garnett and graduated from Garnett High School.
On June 20, 1953, she married Bernard P. Seibolt in Kansas City, Mo. They made their home in Kansas City where she was a homemaker and raised four daughters. Marge also worked as an Avon lady for 15 years. Her husband preceded her in death on Nov. 29, 1985. Marge moved to Iola in 1993.
She was a member of St. John’s Catholic Church in Iola and Christian Women’s Fellowship. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren. She also enjoyed attending local sporting events, Iola band concerts and events at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center.
She is survived by three daughters, Jean R. Burnett and her husband, Mike, Austin, Texas, Julie A. Ulisse and her husband, Fred, Chelsea, Mich., and Janelle S. Smith and her husband, Bill, Grandview, Mo.; a brother, Charles “Bud” Munson and his wife, Joyce, Leawood; three grandchildren, Paul, Kolya and Ted; and a number of nieces and nephews including a local niece, Judy Snavely and her husband, John, Iola.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Jacqueline M. Seibolt in 2006, two sisters, Virginia Lord and Fern Blazek, and an infant brother, Harold Munson.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel in Iola, with the Rosary being recited at 7 o’clock.
Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. John’s Catholic Church in Iola. The Rev. Robert B. Wachter will be celebrant. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Kansas City, Mo.
Memorials to American Cancer Society may be left at the funeral home. Online condolences may be left at www.iolafuneral.com.