Marjorie Louise Royce

Marjorie Louise Royce died of natural causes in Michiana, Michigan on January 14, 2021 with her son Bob and niece Laura Cole at her side. Born in Chicago, lllinois on February 19, 1922, Marjorie died just short of her 99th birthday. She followed her mother Rita as clerk and treasurer for the Village of Michiana. Then she worked for stretches of many years in deputy positions at New Buffalo Township, Michiana, and Grand Beach until the age of 95 in 2017. She married Robert Fredrick Royce having followed him to Ann Arbor where her sister was living. After Robert graduated from the University of Michigan in 1945, they were married and celebrated more than 50 anniversaries before his death in 1999. She and Robert had two children - daughter Robin Louise Royce Pszczola and son Robert Paul Royce. Robin died in 2016. Marjorie is survived by her son, who lives in Michiana, and her son-in-law John Pszczola who lives in Chicago. Other surviving relatives are seven nieces, Laura Cole of Peebles OH, Kim Cole of Mesa AZ, Lori Wingate of Kalamazoo, MI, Jennifer Field of Corvallis, OR, Susan Butler of Galesburg, IL, Judy Smiertelny of La Porte, IN, and Janet Vogel of Parker, CO, and three nephews, Wayne Byars of Paris, France, David Cole of Apex, NC and Gordon Allen Cole of Las Vegas, NV. She was the middle of five siblings born to LeRoy and Rita Parks Cole. Her parents and sister Alice Scheips, brother Gordon Cole, brother Allen Cole, and sister Sally Wingate preceded her in death. A devoted wife , Marjorie spent hours working on activities with her husband for the New Buffalo Yacht Club, the New Buffalo Ship and Shore Festival and others causes. A devoted mother, she participated and volunteered her efforts towards their school and extracurricular activities. Marjorie was kind, generous, and forever keeping her self busy with knitting, cross stitching, cooking, baking cookies, and a long list of other activities. She celebrated the births of babies to family and friends with cross stitched samplers. Marjorie also honored family with cross-stitched Scrabble patterns of their names. All her creations were made with a perfectionist's attention to detail. Her family and friends will continue to be warmed by hand knit sweaters, afghans, baby blankets and her memory. In lieu of flowers, you may choose to make a donation to Shriner’s Hospital, Doctors Without Borders, or UNICEF. If you wish to leave the family a message of condolence you may do so at www.sommerfeldchapel.com Arrangements have been entrusted to Sommerfeld Chapel – 15 N. Barton St., New Buffalo, MI.