Marjorie A. (Oreckinto) Wexler |
| Posted 2009-02-22 by Judy Wight Branson |
| The Daily Courier, Prescott, Arizona Sunday, February 5, 2006 Marjorie A. Wexler died unexpectedly at YRMC. She was born May 20, 1919, in Brooklyn, N.Y.; the dauehter of Anthony and Barbara (Malone) Oreckinto. Mrs. Wexler, a lifetime educator, retired in 1985 as a grade school principal from the Hastings, N.Y., school system. She also served as a member and president of the local Soroptomist Chapter. Three years ago she joined her family to enjoy the quality of life and Arizona weather, in which she thrived. At the time of her death she was being treated for physical and occupational rehabilitation at Meadow Park Care Center in Prescott. She is survived by her son Arthur J. Wexler, of Prescott, Ariz.; two daughters, Barbara A. Butler of Martinez, Calif., and Marcella W. Kelly of Morris Township, N.J.; 6 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. A funeral mass in celebration of Marjorie's life will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, at Saint Germaine's Catholic Church, 7887 E. Dana, Prescott Valley, Ariz., with a reception following at Orchard Ranch, 11250 B. Highway 69 in Dewey, Ariz. She will be laid to rest at the Long Island National Cemetery with her beloved husband, Louis Michael Wexler, a WW II Veteran, on Feb. 13, coincidentally his birthday. Marjorie's family is in seclusion at their winter residence in western Arizona. The family suggests memorials in her name to Shariot Hall Museum, 415 E. Gurley St., Prescott, Arizona, 86391. Arizona Ruffner Wakelin Funeral Home is meeting the family's needs. Information provided by survivors. |
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