Marilyn Sue Poovey

Marilyn Sue Poovey, 76, of Paxico, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, September 22, 2024, at the Good Samaritan Society – Valley Vista, in Wamego. She was a life-long resident of the area.

Marilyn was born on May 7, 1948, in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Walter M. and Marguerite (Richmond) Hund. She attended local grade school and was a member of the graduating class of 1966 from Paxico High School. She attended Kansas State Teacher’s College, which is now Emporia State University, studying education.

Marilyn worked for several years as a para educator for USD 329 in Paxico. She also worked several years as the Administrative Assistant to the Executive Director of Topeka Friends of the Zoo. In 1994, Marilyn was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis and began a thirty-year courageous battle with the disease. She maintained a normal active life for as long as possible until the last twelve years in nursing care.

Marilyn was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the church’s Altar Sodality. She was a very active member and leader for the Newbury 4-H Club. Marilyn enjoyed riding a good ranch horse, working with 4-H calves, watching a really good steer show, being a farm and ranch wife on Snokomo Creek, 55 Chevys, being an advocate for her children and watching them succeed, and sewing at which she won two state sewing contests in the 1960’s.

Marilyn married Dick Poovey on August 30, 1969, in Newbury. For fifty-five years their lives were intertwined. Dick survives at their home.

Marilyn is also survived by her children, Delane Janssen, of Geneseo, and Travis Poovey (Tammy), of Paxico; her grandchildren, Tyler Poovey, Paxico, and Wade Janssen, Pate Janssen, Case Janssen, and Mesa Janssen, all of Geneseo; her sister, Roxie Hund, of Lakeland, Florida; her nieces, Shelley Miles and Emily Shoup and their families, as well as her brothers-in-law, Dr. Don Griffiths and Bill Poovey (Rita). Marilyn was preceded in death by her parents, her son-in-law, Travis Janssen, and her sister, Margaret Hund.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 am, Thursday, September 26, 2024, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Newbury. Father Swamy Nannam and Father Mike Peterson will be co-celebrants. Burial will follow in Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery. The family will greet friends, at the church, on Wednesday, from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm. A Rosary prayer service will be held at 7:30 pm. They suggest memorial contributions to the Marilyn Poovey Memorial Fund to be designated at a later time, and those may be sent in care of Campanella and Stewart Funeral Home in Wamego. Online condolences may be made in care of www.campanellastewart.com.