from: MyValleyTributes staff
Posted: 08/17/2021 / 2:27 PM EDT
Updated: 8/17/2021 / 2:27 PM EDT
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) – Marlene A. Landle, 83, passed away at her home early Monday morning, August 16, 2021.
Marlene was born on December 2, 1937 in Youngstown to the late Fred and Barbara Ruban Collins.
A graduate of the Rayen School in 1955, Marlene worked as a Kelly Girl for the US Steel Union Hall in McDonald. In 1973 she received her Nursing Certificate from the Choffin Career Center and began her nursing career at SD Goldberg, MD. She was there until Dr. Goldberg retired in 1990. Marlene worked for the Ohio Heart Institute until she retired in 2002 after 28 years of nursing.
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Marlene loved spending time with her grandchildren, reading and gardening. She was always found outside in her flower garden.
Marlene was a member of the Western Reserve United Methodist Church.
Marlene will be remembered for her kind heart, determination and strong will, who raised two daughters alone after the death of her husband Donald.
Her husband Donald Landle, whom she married on April 12, 1958, died on July 2, 1981.
Marlene leaves behind her two daughters Michele (Michael) Fleming from Pasadena, Maryland and Laura (James) Kerr from Poland; Sister-in-law Sandy Collins from Poland; five grandchildren, Megan (William) Dorr, Luke Fleming, Colin (Kelly Kordupel) Brockway, Ali Marie Fleming and Connor (Shannen Sharpless) Brockway and two great-grandchildren, Summer Lynn Dorr and Nova Anne Bryant.
In addition to her parents and her husband, Marlene preceded her brother Robert “Butch” E. Collins in death.
Become friends on Thursday, August 19 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Cunningham-Becker Funeral Home in Poland.
A funeral in honor of Marlene’s life will be held on Friday, August 20 at 11:00 am at the funeral home under the direction of Rev. Russ Adam.
The burial takes place in the Lake Park Cemetery.
Marlene’s family would like to express their sincere appreciation for the wonderful care provided by the staff at Crossroads Hospice
To send flowers to Marlene’s family, please visit our Flower shop.
A TV Tribute will air Wednesday, August 18, at the following approximate times: 5:17 am on WKBN, 8:39 am on FOX, 5:21 pm on WYTV, and 6:35 pm on MyYTV.
