MARLENE KAY DIVINEY

Marlene Kay Diviney, 76, of Morrisdale, died unexpectedly Thursday, September 13, 2018, at her residence.

She was born on December 19, 1941, in Morrisdale, a daughter of the late James and Edith (Wilson) Densham.

Marlene was a 1959 graduate of the former Morris Township High School.

She was a member of the Chapel of the Good Shepherd Church and a member of the chapel’s Daughters of the King Guild, Hawk Run. In her earlier years, she was a member of the Rainbow Girls.

She was married on September 16, 1961, at St. Matthew’s Cathedral, Washington D.C., to Kenneth Russell Diviney, Sr., who survives at home.

She is also survived by two daughters, Elizabeth A. Abraham and her husband, Robert, of Altoona, and Diane L. Diviney, of Philipsburg; one son, Kenneth R. Diviney, Jr. and his wife, Sue, of Ashburn, Virginia; three grandchildren: Ryan and Kari Diviney, both of Ashburn, and Victoria “Tori” Mattern, of Philipsburg; two sisters, Doris Roberts, of Greenbelt, Maryland, and Nancy Millinder and her husband, Ed, of Mineral Springs; one brother, Robert Densham and his wife, Peggy, of York Haven, (Pa.); and numerous other extended family members.

Marlene was a devoted wife, mother and homemaker.

She was preceded in death by two sisters, Louise Densham and Janet Nearhood; and two brothers, William and James Densham, in addition to her parents.

Visitation will be on Sunday, September 16, 2018, from 1 to 4 pm at the Beezer-Heath Funeral Home, 719 E. Spruce Street, Philipsburg.

The funeral service will be on Monday, September 17, 2018, at 10 am at the Chapel of the Good Shepherd, Hawk Run, with Rev. Cliff Johnston, officiating.

Interment will be in Allport Cemetery, Allport.

Memorial contributions, in lieu of flowers, may be made in Marlene’s memory to the Chapel of the Good Shepherd, P.O. Box 23, Hawk Run, Pa 16840.