A. Marianne Weber of Smyrna died peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, March 11, 2010.
She was born in Elizabeth, NJ, the daughter of the late Frank Clark and Agnes (Mack) Clark.
She was employed as an executive secretary to the Director of Engineering of the Singer Sewing Machine Co. in Elizabeth, NJ.
She was active in politics in New Jersey, twice being elected Secretary of the Union County Republican Committee. She moved to Dover, DE where she was a member of the Junior Board at KGH and was a gift shop buyer before moving to Newnan, GA in 1975.
She was a Pink Lady volunteer at Newnan Hospital and active in the Meals on Wheels program there. She enjoyed playing golf, tennis, and swimming as a member of the Newnan Country Club.
She was active in the BVM Sodality of St. George R.C. Church before moving to Smyrna in 1980.
She became active in Delaware politics after working in the Vermont primary for the Pete DuPont campaign. She was elected president of the Kent County Republican Women’s Club and subsequently as Secretary, Vice President, and then President of the Delaware State Federation of Republican Women’s Clubs.
She was active in her church, St. Polycarp, in Smyrna, and was Secretary, Vice-Prefect and Prefect of the BVM Sodality. She was a member of the Columbiettes, the ladies auxiliary of the Knights of Columbus. She was a member of the Modern Maturity Senior Center in Dover, and faithfully delivered Meals on Wheels on Wednesdays for many years.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers Frank P. Clark and Raymond R. Clark.
She is survived by her loving husband of more than 50 years, Richard A. Weber; two sons and their wives, Richard R. and Diane Weber, of Berkeley Heights, NJ; and Robert A. and Melinda Weber, of Dover, DE; five grandchildren, Richard Z., Derek J., and Hollie Weber, of Berkeley Heights, NJ; and Clair and Olivia Weber, of Dover, DE.
Mass of Christian Burial will be offered Tuesday, March 16 at 11:15 a.m., at St. Polycarp Catholic Church, Ransom Lane and South Street, Smyrna, where friends may call at 10 a.m. in the parish hall. Burial will be in the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Bear.
Instead of flowers the family suggests memorial donations be made to the building maintenance fund of St. Polycarp Church, 135 Ransom Lane, Smyrna, DE 19977.
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Arrangements are by Matthews-Bryson Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Smyrna.
