Marie L. Savago

Marie L. Savago, 98, Seneca, KS, died early Tuesday morning, August 7, 2007 at Crestview Manor nursing home in Seneca, where she had been a resident since 2002.
      Marie was born March 26, 1909, the daughter of William and Louise Searing Wright, on a farm southeast of Baileyville, KS.  She attended Globe Country School.  Later she moved with her family and attended Boardman School northwest of Centralia, Humphrey’s Mo. School, Wetmore School, Rose Hill School, and graduated from 8th grade at Corning.  She stayed with her aunt and uncle, Bruce and Margaret Brower, and attended Centralia High School; but she became ill with pneumonia and could not finish.  Later she attended Corning High School.
      On September 14, 1927, she married Floyd Savago at Holton.  They lived with Floyd’s parents five miles southwest of Corning for a year and a half, where they helped farm.  They then farmed their own property west of Corning for a year.  In 1930, they moved back to the Savago family farm and lived there six years.  In 1936, they moved to a farm south of Centralia.  They also farmed southeast of Corning for 2 years, west of Goff for 9 years and southeast of Centralia for 3 years. They moved into Corning in 1956.
      Marie always enjoyed reading and in 1957, Corning started a library and asked her to be the first librarian.  She held that position 15 years until they moved to the Terrace Heights Apartments in Seneca in 1972.  Her husband, Floyd, died September 7, 1980.    
      Marie was a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Church, St. Ann’s Altar Society, and the Senior Circle of which she was president for 9 years.  She was also a member of the Friendly Circle Club at Corning.  She enjoyed gardening, raising chickens, and helping on the farm.  She also did all types of fancywork and crocheted afghans.
      She is survived by her daughter Susan Stallbaumer of Hoyt, KS; two sisters, Alma Snodgrass of Great Bend, KS and Evelyn Bailey of Holton, KS; a brother Harold of Salina, KS; 11 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; and 8 great-great-grandchildren.
      Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Roger on September 1, 1938, a daughter Mary Louise Koelzer on October 2, 1992, and a great-grandson, Ryan Koelzer in 2004.
      The Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 AM Friday, August 10, at Sts. Peter & Paul Church in Seneca.  Rosaries will be prayed at 2 & 7 PM Thursday at the Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca.  Burial will be at Coal Creek Cemetery southwest of Corning.
      Memorial contributions may be given for Corning Library or Sts. Peter & Paul School, and sent in care of the family.