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Submitted: 12/12/20 • Approved: 12/12/20 • Last Updated: 12/15/20 • R1355573-G1355573-S3
Marcella F. Stratmann Tancsa
April 29, 1940 - February 29, 2020
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Marcella F. Tancsa, our beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother entered into her eternal rest on February 29, 2020 at the age of 79 at Hospice House in Mountain Home, Arkansas. We will miss her every day until we meet her again in Heaven.She was born April 29, 1940 in East Carondelet, Illinois to Sheldon and Emily (Yahl) Stratmann. She moved to Mountain Home, Arkansas in 1964.Marcella was among the first 100 or so employees for the newly opened Baxter Lab. She worked diligently as the Maintenance Department secretary until she retired from the lab in 1992.After caring for her sister, Dorothy, through a long battle with pancreatic cancer in 2007, Marcella found her new calling in life as a volunteer for Hospice of the Ozarks and Hospice House. She devoted countless hours to serving the needs of others for over 10 years. This organization and the people who serve there became her closest friends and second family.She had to step aside from her service to Hospice in January of 2018 when she received her own diagnosis of cancer. Although not able to continue to serve those she loved, she leaves behind a legacy built on kind words, gentleness, commitment and love. Her smile could always light up the room, and her voice answering the phone calls of those in need brought comfort and hope to so many.She is preceded in death by her beloved family members. Her parents, brother, Henry Stratmann, brother and sister-in-law, Sheldon and Bernie Stratmann, brother, Eugene Stratmann and her sister, Dorothy Stratmann along with several nieces and nephews awaiting her arrival at the Heavenly Gates. Treasuring her memory is her daughter, Donna and her husband, Jeff Frentz of Mountan Home, Arkansas. Her grandsons: Nathanial Crider (Katlynn) of Winslow, Arkansas; Lance Crider (fianc�, Megan) of Rolla, Missouri; Christopher Crider (fiance, Amanda) of Johnson City, Tennessee; Michael Frentz of Hayward, California; two great-grandchildren: Devin Crider and Autumn Harris-Smith. She is also survived by her sisters-in-law; Helen Stratmann and Millie Stratmann and many nieces and nephews and dear friends.Marcella was a devout Catholic and member of St. Peter of the Fisherman Catholic Church since 1964. She taught CCD classes for 13 years and was often fond of telling folks "I never made it out of the second grade!" She was loyal to her Blessed Mother in her daily devotions. She was a lifelong member of the Women's C.C.W.A visitation will be held Tuesday, March 3, 2019 at Roller Funeral Home Chapel from 6-8 p.m. with a Rosary at 7 p.m. A funeral mass will be held at St. Peter of the Fisherman Catholic Church at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 4, 2020. Interment will be at Baxter Memorial Gardens in Mountain Home, Arkansas. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Hospice of the Ozarks Hospice House, 811 Burnett Drive, Mountain Home, AR 72543 in her memory.
Contributed on 12/12/20 by ashaw444
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