Marjorie Mae Wadsworth

Marjorie Mae “Mom, Grandma, Great Grandma, Marge, Miss Marjorie” Roller Wadsworth died peacefully on November 2, 2017, in Sacramento, California, at the age of 94. She was a 38 year resident of Vina, CA. Mom is survived by her three remaining children, John of Grass Valley, CA, Jim of Fernley, NV, and Judy of Reno, NV; beau, Jesse of Corning, CA; 11 grandchildren; 23 great grandchildren; 19 great great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Aubra; daughter, Deloris of Beaverton, OR; her mother; her siblings; as well as many family and friends. Marge was born on April 25, 1923, in Sperry, Oklahoma, to Dora and Wilford Roller. She married Aubra when she was 16. While he was serving his country in the Army in World War II, Mom raised her three Oklahoma babies, John, Jim, and Deloris. Mom and Pop relocated to Gridley, CA, where their fourth baby was born, Judy. They relocated for Pop’s work living in Gridley, CA; Hawthorne, NV; Grass Valley, CA; Reno, NV; and immediately after his retirement, they made Vina, CA, their final home. After Pop’s passing in 2003, Mom found friendships at the Corning Senior Center. Among one of those was Jesse. Jesse brought a second love into Mom’s life that brought out a giddy schoolgirl that no one in the family saw before his courtship. Jesse also brought the Vina Community Church into Mom’s life where she found peace in the Lord. She led a full life, a blessed life, and life full of love. There is always a date of birth and a date of death with a dash in the middle when describing a deceased person. Mom’s dash would be a line, a long, colorful, swirling line, that would not end. Mom was diagnosed in late July with stage 3 larynx cancer. She needed a tracheostomy once the cancer impeded her breathing. She spent the last three months of her life in and out of UCDavis and Sacramento Post Acute. The plan to live with her granddaughter after her diagnosis was never implemented, due to the increasing medical care she needed. Marge was ever grateful, as was her family, to the following: Dr. Maggie Kuhn and her staff at UCDavis Otolaryngologist office; all the doctors, nurses, and staff at UCDavis who helped her during her two pneumonia episodes; Sacramento Post Acute and the staff, especially Ivan and Sean, who took care of her until her passing. Everyone who took care of her in Sacramento admired her orneriness, her sharp mind, her humor, and loved to get a beautiful smile from Miss Marjorie. A graveside service is scheduled for 11:00am on Friday, November 10, at Sunset Cemetery in Corning, CA, with a gathering to follow at the Corning Senior Center. All are welcome to attend and celebrate Mom’s life. In lieu of flowers, please have a family pizza night in her honor, donate simple toiletry items and slippers to your nearest post acute/nursing home, or buy a Christmas gift or two for a child who would not have a bright Christmas morning from your local giving tree. If you find you or someone near you with a sudden harsh cough that leads to a hoarse voice, please take the time to get it checked out medically. Condolences can be sent to the Halls Brothers Mortuary in Corning website. A small gathering at the Corning Senior Center will follow immediately after her service. Pizza and sodas in her honor. The Dash by Linda Ellis I read of a man who stood to speak at the funeral of a friend. He referred to the dates on the tombstone from the beginning…to the end. He noted that first came the date of birth and spoke of the following date with tears, but he said what mattered most of all was the dash between those years. For that dash represents all the time that they spent alive on earth. And now only those who loved them know what that little line is worth. For it matters not, how much we own, the cars…the house…the cash. What matters is how we live and love and how we spend our dash. So, think about this long and hard. Are there things you’d like to change? For you never know how much time is left that can still be rearranged. If we could just slow down enough to consider what’s true and real and always try to understand the way other people feel. And be less quick to anger and show appreciation more and love the people in our lives like we’ve never loved before. If we treat each other with respect and more often wear a smile, remembering that this special dash might only last a little while. So, when your eulogy is being read, with your life’s actions to rehash… would you be proud of the things they say about how you spent YOUR dash?

Marjorie Mae Wadsworth

April 25, 1923 - November 2, 2017

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