Marianne Louise (nee DeMay) Mellen, age 87, born into eternal life on Sunday, January 20, 2019. Cherished daughter of the late Charles and Birdie (Miekley) DeMay. Beloved wife of the late Edward Mellen for 46 years. Devoted sister of the late Barbara (Lincoln) Kreuzkamp and Charles (the late Helen) DeMay. Treasured aunt of Sarah (Michael) Hurst, Thomas Kreuzkamp, Martha (Steven) Antal and Kathy (Jack) McDaniel. Proud great-aunt of Alex (Kaitlyn) Antal,Anita DeMay Antal, Alyssa Kreuzkamp, Emilie Kreuzkamp, Helen McDaniel and Jacquline McDaniel. Beloved stepmother to the late David (Suzanne) Mellen, Peggy (Dennis) Warner, andRoger Mellen. Fond step-grandmother and great step-grandmother.

She graduated from the Sheffield, Ill., public schools, and went on to earn a BS in education from Illinois State University, Normal, Ill., and an MS in education from University of Wisconsin. She is fondly remembered by the generations of students she taught in Elgin Public Schools and the many teachers she mentored in their careers. Marianne was a faithful member of St. Thomas More Church, where she belonged to the church’s Women’s Club and served as an usher and eucharistic minister. Along with being a longtime, active member of the Elgin Teachers Association, Illinois Education Association, National Education Association, American Legion Auxiliary and Navy Club Auxiliary.

Family and friends will meet at St. Thomas More Catholic Church, 215 Thomas More Dr., Elgin, Ill. 60123 on Monday February 11, for visitation from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m., internment at River Valley Memorial Gardens, 14 N 689, Route 31, St., West Dundee, Ill. Memorials to Mercy Hospice South – DeGreef Hospice House, 10024 Kennerly Rd, St. Louis, MO 63128.