Ruth Marley

Ruth Anne Marley, 62, of Benson, Arizona died August 15, 2015 at Butterworth Spectrum in Grand Rapids.

She was born Decemer 16, 1952 in Charlevoix to Theodore and Ruth (Wilson) Browe.

She married Robert Marley in Charlevoix, and he died in 1992.

She was a mom and homemaker and for a time owned a resale shop. She enjoyed traveling, sewing, history, karaoke, and meeting people.

Surviving are her children Jason (April) Staph of Charlevoix, Jennifer Staph of Passaic, New Jersey, Jodi Marley of Ellsworth and Bob Marley of Charlevoix; nine grandchildren; siblings Theodore Browe Jr. of North Carolina, Thomas (Wendy) Browe of Charlevoix, Raymond (Cheryl) Browe of Charlevoix, Mary (Alfred) Corp of Charlevoix, and Rebecca (Daniel) Lester of Belton, Missouri. She was preceded in death by a daughter Margo Marley, siblings Bonnie Rollenhagen, Betty White, Wilfred Browe, James Browe, and sister-in-law Mary Browe.

A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, August 21, 2015 at Ellsworth Cemetery.

The family was served by Hastings Funeral Home in Ellsworth, online at hastingsfuneral.com.