Marjorie Della Estrop, 94 of Chatham, passed away on Friday, May 7, 2021 at Memorial Medical Center. She was born December 17, 1926 in Springfield, to William H. and Fleta P. Carter Grieme. She married Gordon L. Estrop in April of 1946 and he preceded her in death on October 10, 1968.
Survivors include two sons, Mark (Tina) Estrop of Chatham and Dave (Virginia) Estrop of Springfield, OH; three grandchildren, Dana, Kate and Erin; three step-grandchildren, Erik, Rachel and Marissa; two great-grandchildren, Courtney and Kaylee – with Holden to arrive soon; and multiple cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and beloved dachshund, Zucker.
Marjorie was a homemaker before her husband’s death, but became a bookkeeper for the American Baptist Churches of the Great Rivers Region to support her family.
She was a lifelong member of Elliott Avenue Baptist Church and a resident of Rochester & Springfield all her life. Throughout her life she participated in many organizations such as, Cub Scouts, Rochester PTA Club, Rochester Athletic Booster Club, American Baptist Youth Mission Trips, Chicken Bristle Questors in Rochester and CEDCAS Women’s Clinic in Costa Rica.
Cremation will be accorded by Staab Funeral Home Springfield. Private family burial will take place at Camp Butler National Cemetery.
Celebration of Life: Family hosted on July 31, 2021 from 1 – 3 pm at the Hope Institute Pavilion at Southwind Park – Springfield, IL.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: CEDCAS Women’s Clinic (www.CEDCAS.org) or Rochester Athletic Booster Club.
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Date: Saturday, July 31, 2021
Time: 01:00 pm - 03:00 pm
Camp Butler National Cemetery
Address:
5063 Camp Butler Road, Springfield, IL, 62707In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: CEDCAS Women’s Clinic (www.CEDCAS.org) or Rochester Athletic Booster Club.
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Linda Grimm posted on 5/20/21
When my husband and I first moved to Rochester, Marge was one of the first friends we met and we stayed great friends for more than 50 years. She was always ready to help, have fun, and just live life to the fullest. I will always remember her candle light Christmas open houses. She always was surprising, one day after she had moved to Springfield, ( she may have been in her seventies) I went to her house and she was up in one of her large trees with a chainsaw. I think I scolded her, but she just laughed like it was something she did all the time. What a wonderful person!