Marilyn Louise Stark

Marilyn Louise Stark

Livonia - Marilyn Stark, aged 78, passed away November 11, 2021.

Marilyn was born July 10, 1943 to Louis and Dorothy Miner in Detroit, MI. She is survived by her husband of nearly 59 years, David C. Stark, her sister Christine (Zoren) Minderovic, her sons Kenneth (Susan) and Timothy (Angela), her grandchildren Emily, Matthew, Elizabeth, William, Alyssa, Louis, Anthony Zack, Brandon Zack, Dominic Zack, and Annie (Bryan) Beeler, and multiple nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, her sister Doreen Miner, and her daughter-in-law Susanne Stark.

She was a proud graduate of Cass Technical HS in Detroit. After high school she attended Highland Park Junior College, where she met her husband.

In 1968, she and her husband began raising and showing Boxer dogs. They had four homegrown champions. For over 50 years she was very active in the Michigan Boxer Club.

She loved doing craft projects. For many years she blessed her family and friends with home-made Christmas cards.

Choir singing was another love of hers. She sang in the choir at every church she attended, beginning with the children's choir at Monteith Presbyterian Church in Detroit. She was a member of the BeckRidge Chorale and was proud to be one of very few women who sang in the tenor section.

A memorial service will be held on Sunday, December 5, 2021, 2:00pm at Mt. Hope Congregational Church (30330 Schoolcraft, Livonia, MI).

In lieu of flowers, memorial tributes can be made to the Mt. Hope Memorial Fund or the Michigan chapter of the Alzheimer's Association (https://www.alz.org/gmc).