Marilyn Jeanne Ridenour

Marilyn Jeanne (Hodge) Ridenour was born on May 20, 1934 in Lansing, Michigan, the daughter of Loyal Phillip Hodge and Emma Pearl (Griffith) Hodge. She graduated from Eastern High School in Lansing, Michigan. On December 9, 1972, Marilyn married Raymond Ridenour.

Marilyn was employed in the Treasury and Social Services Departments Divisions of the State of Michigan. She also worked at Silver Dollar City, an 1880's theme park in Branson, Missouri.

She was a member of the Hastings First United Methodist Church and the Stephen's Ministries and Ladies Circle. She volunteered at Barry Community Hospice as a bereavement counselor and at Thornapple Manor. Marilyn was also a member of the Eastern Star.

Marilyn is survived by two daughters, Gloria Wilcox, of Lansing, Barbara (Dick) Shaw of Delton; grandchildren Heather Wilcox of Grand Ledge, Gordon (Larissa) Shaw of Delton, Nicole Shaw of Hastings, great-grandchildren Porter Shaw, Abbie Tolan and Logan Tolan.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Raymond Ridenour, and two grandsons, Jeffrey Wilcox and Chadwick Wilcox.

Services at 3:00 PM on Sunday, January 27, 2019 at Girrbach Funeral Home, Hastings, Michigan.  Interment at Deepdale Memorial Gardens, Lansing, Michigan.