Sister Marjorie King, HM, formerly Sr. Luellen, 90, died January 31, 2025, at Villa Maria Community Center.
Originally from Akron, OH, she graduated from St. Mary High School in 1952 and entered the Sisters of the Humility of Mary in 1953 from Annunciation Parish. She professed her perpetual vows in 1958.
Sister Marjorie dedicated 33 years to enriching young minds as an elementary teacher and director of religious education in parish schools in the Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Youngstown dioceses. After leaving her education ministry, she served at several facilities in Michigan and Ohio that housed women reclaiming their lives after being released from prison or rehab. Sister Marjorie served in a CASA/Guardian ad Litem capacity with the Mahoning County Courts in Youngstown and was with St. Anthony’s Point in Sharon, PA, giving therapeutic staff support. She served in hospitality ministry at Villa Maria Retreat Center and was a dedicated volunteer in the Humility of Mary archives at Villa Maria. Sr. Marjorie celebrated her 70th Jubilee as a Sister of the Humility of Mary in 2023. She served with her sisters in the HM Ministry of Prayer at Villa Maria Community Center until her death.
The daughter of the late Charles W. and Ellen (Gallagher) King and sister of the late Evelyn Lawrence, Mary Lou Naugle, Loretta Nicholas, and Joseph King, she is survived by her brothers Harry and Bob King, many nieces and nephews and their families, and her sisters in the Humility of Mary Congregation with whom she shared her life for 72 years.
The funeral is Thursday, February 6 at 10 a.m. at Villa Maria Chapel, Villa Maria PA, with the Rite of Return and viewing at Villa Maria Chapel beginning at 9:20 a.m. prior to the funeral Mass. The funeral will be livestreamed. A Prayer of Remembrance service celebrating the life of Sr. Marjorie King is scheduled for Wednesday, February 19 at 7 p.m. [via ZOOM].
Please email info@humilityofmary.org to obtain the zoom links for the funeral livestream and prayer of remembrance.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Sisters of the Humility of Mary, Development Office, PO Box 534, Villa Maria PA 16155. Arrangements by McCauley Funeral Home.
