Individual Details
Marjorie "Margie" Burns
(11 Mar 1929 - 8 Aug 2013)
The Newton Kansan, Newton, Kansas, Thursday, August 8, 2013: Marjorie "Margie" (Burns) Kirkpatrick, 84, passed away Aug. 6, 2013. Margie was born March 11, 1929, and grew up on the family farm in Fall River. She attended a one room school house. Her parents were Morris Patrick and Hilda Charity (Radcliff) Burns. The family were members of St. Mary's and Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Parishes in Newton. Margie was active in church and school organizations, a 4-H teacher and a literacy volunteer. Margie was an avid reader as well as a women's state champion trap shooter. Margie taught herself and later her children to cook, sew and knit. She was a mom who put three complete meals a day on the table for nine people. She was an accomplished seamstress, and sewed dresses for all five girls every Easter and Christmas. Margie was the embodiment of strength and perseverance, which she applied with an iron will to overcome handicaps. Her children are filled with love, respect and admiration for all she was.
Marjorie attended Sacred Heart High School and college in Wichita. She graduated with an associate's degree. She worked at St. Francis Hospital as a phlebotomist. While working there, she met her husband Max on a blind date. As he was six foot four inches and wearing a fur coat covered in snow, she wondered what she had gotten herself into. Seven children later, we think she was still wondering. Margie is survived by her children: son, Pat (Rita) Kirkpatrick, Newton; daughter, Kathryn Kirkpatrick, Ft. Collins, Colo.; daughter, Joan (Michael Snider) Kirkpatrick, Wichita; daughter, Helen Grotz, Beloit; daughter, Virginia Kirkpatrick, Newton; daughter, Mary (Roger) Simmoneau, Beloit; son, James Kirkpatrick, San Antonio, Texas; 11 grandchildren, Jacob Kirkpatrick, Paul (Patty) Kirkpatrick, Kari Moss, Adam Moss, Carl Snider, Nick Snider, Jonah Grotz, Tasha (Brandon) Russell, Ashley (Colin) Nusser, Alexis and Ella Kirkpatrick; and four great-grandchildren, Elijah and Angelina Hernandez, and Lillian and Max Russell. She also is survived by her sister, Margaret Ann Seiwert and her family. Margie was preceded in death by her husband, Max D. Kirkpatrick. They were married following his World War II and Korean War enlistment, March 17, 1951, at St. Mary's Cathedral in Wichita. They raised their family in Newton. St. Patrick's Day was always a celebration in the Kirkpatrick family.
The family wishes to thank Chaucer Estates for the years of compassionate and loving care. Additional thanks to Home Health of Kansas for the attention and assistance towards the end of Margie's life. Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 9, 2013, at Petersen Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Juan Garza presiding. Recitation of the Holy Rosary will be at 6 p.m. Thursday at Petersen Funeral Home. The family will receive friends after the Rosary until 8 p.m. at the funeral home.Memorial suggestions in Marjorie's name may be given to the Newton Public Library, 720 N. Oak, Newton, KS 67114.
Marjorie attended Sacred Heart High School and college in Wichita. She graduated with an associate's degree. She worked at St. Francis Hospital as a phlebotomist. While working there, she met her husband Max on a blind date. As he was six foot four inches and wearing a fur coat covered in snow, she wondered what she had gotten herself into. Seven children later, we think she was still wondering. Margie is survived by her children: son, Pat (Rita) Kirkpatrick, Newton; daughter, Kathryn Kirkpatrick, Ft. Collins, Colo.; daughter, Joan (Michael Snider) Kirkpatrick, Wichita; daughter, Helen Grotz, Beloit; daughter, Virginia Kirkpatrick, Newton; daughter, Mary (Roger) Simmoneau, Beloit; son, James Kirkpatrick, San Antonio, Texas; 11 grandchildren, Jacob Kirkpatrick, Paul (Patty) Kirkpatrick, Kari Moss, Adam Moss, Carl Snider, Nick Snider, Jonah Grotz, Tasha (Brandon) Russell, Ashley (Colin) Nusser, Alexis and Ella Kirkpatrick; and four great-grandchildren, Elijah and Angelina Hernandez, and Lillian and Max Russell. She also is survived by her sister, Margaret Ann Seiwert and her family. Margie was preceded in death by her husband, Max D. Kirkpatrick. They were married following his World War II and Korean War enlistment, March 17, 1951, at St. Mary's Cathedral in Wichita. They raised their family in Newton. St. Patrick's Day was always a celebration in the Kirkpatrick family.
The family wishes to thank Chaucer Estates for the years of compassionate and loving care. Additional thanks to Home Health of Kansas for the attention and assistance towards the end of Margie's life. Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 9, 2013, at Petersen Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Juan Garza presiding. Recitation of the Holy Rosary will be at 6 p.m. Thursday at Petersen Funeral Home. The family will receive friends after the Rosary until 8 p.m. at the funeral home.Memorial suggestions in Marjorie's name may be given to the Newton Public Library, 720 N. Oak, Newton, KS 67114.
Events
| Birth | 11 Mar 1929 | Fall River, Greenwood Co., Kansas |  | ||
| Marriage | 17 Mar 1951 | Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas - Max D. Kirkpatrick | | ||
| Death | 8 Aug 2013 | | |||
| Burial | Saint Mary's Cemetery, Newton, Harvey Co., Kansas | |
Families
| Spouse | Max D. Kirkpatrick (1925 - 2001) |
| Child | Mary Kirkpatrick ( - ) |
| Child | James "Jim" Kirkpatrick ( - ) |
| Child | Pat Kirkpatrick ( - ) |
| Child | Kathryn Kirkpatrick (1955 - ) |
| Child | Joan M. Kirkpatrick (1956 - ) |
| Child | Helen Kirkpatrick (1958 - ) |
| Child | Virginia Kirkpatrick (1960 - ) |
Endnotes
1. Private Eye.com.
2. Obituary of Marjorie "Margie" (Burns) Kirkpatrick, The Newton Kansan, Newton, Kansas, Thursday, August 8, 2013.
3. Find A Grave.
4. The Hutchinson News, Obituary of Max D. Kirkpatrick (n.p: Saturday, June 30, 2001, page A7, n.d).
5. Obituary of Marjorie "Margie" (Burns) Kirkpatrick, The Newton Kansan, Newton, Kansas, Thursday, August 8, 2013.
6. Find A Grave.