Provost, Marion Pease

Marion, NY:  Passed away at her home, with her family by her side, on Thursday, March 12, 2015 at the age of 85.  Marion was born on August 26, 1929 in Amherst, Massachusetts the daughter of Laura and Raymond Pease.  She is predeceased by her parents, her husband Joseph R. Provost in 1971, two sisters and three brothers.  Marion is survived by her five children; Anne (Walter) Nuss of Denver, PA, Karl (Rachael) Provost of Briarcliff, Texas, Stephen (Rebeka) Provost of Levittown, PA, John Provost of Pea Ridge, Arkansas and Faith ( Willard) Harding of Marion, NY; 13 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren; sister Virginia Barke of Plymouth, Massachusetts, extended family and friends.

Marion was the youngest of seven children.  She was married on May 20, 1950 to Joseph in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  They began their life together in the Amherst/Pelham, MA area before moving to Levittown, PA in the late 1950's.  Anne, Karl and Stephen were born in Massachusetts and both John and Faith were born after the family moved to Pennsylvania.  Joseph passed away suddenly in 1971, after which, Marion moved to Belfast, Maine.  She later moved to New Hampshire after Faith and Willard were married.  This also brought Marion closer to her mother-in-law who was living in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  In order to remain geographically close to at least one of her children, she moved to North Rose, NY following Faith and Willard who had made the move from New Hampshire to New York.  In later years, Marion lived in an apartment that was added on to the home of Faith and Willard in Marion, NY.  Marion lived there for ten years.

Marion was a registered nurse (RN) and she was often called upon to take care of  family members.  In later years, she bagan to focus on mission work through the United Methodist Church.  During that period, she would  make three trips to the Holy Land, one to South Africa and another to Guatemala.

The family would like to express their gratitude to Lifetime Care Hospice which has been supportive of both Marion and her family during this difficult time.

There will be no prior calling hours.  A memorial service to celebrate the life of Marion will be offered on Sunday, March 15, 2015 at 2PM at the Williamson United Methodist Church, 4146 East Ridge Road, Williamson, NY 14589.  Interment will be private.  Memorials in memory of Marion may be directed to the church, and, or Heifer International, 1 World Ave., Little Rock, Arkansas 72202, 1-855-948-6437, or www.heifer.org . Online condolences may be left at www.murphyfuneralservices.com.