Marjorie H. Handke

Marjorie H. Handke, 90, Huron, Kansas died peacefully in her sleep Friday, January 19, 2018 at her home.

Mass of Christian burial will be Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at 10:30 A.M. at St. Louis Church at Good Intent with Fr. Benjamin Tremmel, OSB as celebrant. Interment will follow in St. Louis Church Cemetery. A parish rosary will be recited on Tuesday, January 23rd at 6:30 P.M. at St. Louis Church with visitation with the family to follow until 8:00 P.M. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to the Altar Society of St. Louis Church and may be left in care of Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with whom the final care has been entrusted.

Marjorie was born October 5, 1927 in Effingham, Kansas the daughter of Ernest and Margaret Burg Falk. She graduated from Atchison County Community High School in Effingham, Kansas.

Marjorie and Donald Handke were united in marriage on January 11, 1949 at St. Ann's Church in Effingham, Kansas. Together they settled on a farm near Huron where they spent their entire married life.

Marjorie was a member of St. Louis Church, the Altar Society of the church, Old Huron Club, the Sunshine Club and the Atchison County Home Demonstration unit. She learned to play the guitar at an early age and she and her two sisters played community meetings until her marriage.

She loved her flowers, and her hobbies included decorating cakes, oil painting and needle-point.

Marjorie is survived by her husband, Don; one daughter, Eileen (Don) Lositio, Charlotte, NC; three sons, Jim (Diane) Handke, Lancaster, KS; Dennis (Marlene) Handke, Topeka, KS; and Tom Handke, Lancaster, KS. She is also survived by three granddaughters, two grandsons, and two great grandchildren. One sister Irene Becker, Robinson, KS and numerous nieces and nephews.

Besides her parents, Marjorie was preceded in death by a brother, Lawrence Falk and a sister, Mary (Gene) Handke.