Marian “Marnie” A. (nee Sawin) Langerak, age 90, of Greenville, DE, passed away peacefully on September 22, 2018 at Stonegates Healthcare.
Born in 1928, her parents were the late Sanford and Ellen (nee Quigley) Sawin. She was a graduate of Goucher College in 1947 where she received her Bachelor’s Degree, the New England Conservatory of Music where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Music, and the University of Delaware, where she received her Master’s in Education and her Ph.D. in Behavioral Science in 1973. She was a Teacher and Principal at Sanford Elementary School and an Educational Consultant.
Marnie was the past President of the Opera Delaware Guild, volunteer at the Ashland Nature Center, volunteer at the Hockessin Library, volunteer for the Garden Department at Winterthur for 10 years, a member of the Occidentals, Sorority Member of Pi Beta Phi at Goucher College, and Alumni Board Member for Sanford School. She enjoyed gardening, travel, theatre, musical events, hiking, bird watching and handwork.
She is predeceased by her first husband, Dr. Russell Stauffer and her second husband, Dr. Esley Langerak. She is survived by her step-children, Kristin DeMesse of Wilmington; Beth Selsor and her husband Jim of Wilmington; and Peter Langerak and his wife Kim of Greensboro, NC; step-grandchildren, Sophie DeMesse, Stephen (Ashley) Selsor, Margaret Selsor (Tony) Ingram, Stephanie Langerak, Ryan Langerak and Kelly Langerak; and her brother William Sawin of Hockessin, DE.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Sanford School, 6900 Lancaster Pike, Hockessin, DE 19707.
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