Marion Lee O'Brien

     Marion Lee O’Brien, 75, Ellsworth, died Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, in Marysville, Kan.  Marion was born Jan. 17, 1941 in Ellsworth, Kan. The daughter of George and Betty (Obermueller) Katzenmeier, she grew up in Ellsworth. She was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church and was a lifelong member. Marion attended local schools and later graduated from Crums Beauty College, Salina.
     Marion married Gerald O’Brien June, 1957. They later divorced. He died in 1986.
     Marion was a beautician in her shop, Cut and Curl, for many years. Later, she worked on the maintenance crew at Enron Corporation in Bushton. She ended her working years as a clerk at Finke’s Liquor. Sewing and crocheting were Marion’s favorite hobbies. Many people benefited from her incredible talent at the sewing machine. She made clothing for family and friends, craft items, blankets and more blankets. She shared crocheted hats with anyone in need as well as fleece blankets for ill children in Marysville. She made many blanket tops and bags for the Lutheran ladies overseas project. She once shipped 100 of her handmade bags to Haiti.
     Marion was preceded in death by her father, George Katzenmeier; brother, Roy Katzenmeier; sisters-in-law, Barbara Katzenmeier and Sheryl Katzenmeier; grandson, Joey Zadina; and grandson, Brandon Clites.
     Marion is survived by her mother, Betty Katzenmeier, Ellsworth; daughter, Sherry (Randy) Brown, Marysville; daughter, Vickie (Marty) Zadina, Mankato; daughter, Angie (Greg) Klement, Robinson, Texas; son, Scott (Trina) O’Brien, Eagle, Wisc.; brother, Dave Katzenmeier, Ellsworth; brother, Ron Katzenmeier, Mesa, Ariz.; 16 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and three special neighbor girls, Lakyn, Ryan, and Paityn.
     A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Ellsworth.
     In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in Marion’s name to her nephew Ethan Gustin’s Cancer Fund, Meadowlark Hospice of Marysville, or Morrison House of Salina, in care of Parsons Funeral Home, P.O. Box 45, Ellsworth, Kan. 67439.
     Condolences may be sent to parsonsfh.com