MARION P. GRAY, 79 MONROE, Wis. - Marion P. Gray, 79, of Monroe, WI passed away on December 6, 2013, at her home, following an extended illness. Marion was born on November 16, 1934, in Waddams Grove, IL; she was the daughter of Frederick and Fredricka Nickel. She was married to Ivan G. Gray on December 11, 1952, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Lena, IL. He preceded her in death on July 26, 1994. Marion was employed by Janlin Plastics Co. in Warren, IL. She upholstered furniture for people in the Warren and Winslow area for many years. She also worked for Warren Cheese and Swiss Colony in Monroe, WI. She was a member of the Nora Community Church in Nora, and she loved to work in her flower garden and sew blankets and cloths for family. She loved to cross stitch many different projects. Marion loved her Sheltie, and also raised pedigree dachshunds. Survivors include two daughters, Betty (Tim) Albrecht of Pearl City, IL, Marie (Mark) Senn of Stockton, IL; one son, Paul (Wendy) Gray of Warren, IL; her longtime special friend, Edward Kraft of Monroe, WI; her grandchildren include Cory (Stephanie) Fletcher, Jeremy Fletcher, Nick, Monica and Lynn Albrecht. Jessicca (Vincente) DeLaCruz, Kevin Gray, Douglas Keehn, Alex, Brandon, and Austin Senn. Andrew, Jayden, Madisyn, and Makenna Gray; five great-grandchildren, Taylor, Kaelynn, Blaine Fletcher, Bryan, Natalia DeLaCruz; two brothers, Roscoe Nickel of Lena, and Robert (Viola) Nickel of Elizabeth, IL; and one sister, Eleanor Musser of Freeport, IL. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ivan; one son, David; one daughter, Sharon; and six brothers and two sisters. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, December 12, 2013, at Bartell-Leamon Funeral Home in Warren, IL. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, December 11, 2013, at Bartell-Leamon Funeral Home in Warren, IL. Burial will be in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Freeport, IL. A memorial has been established in her name. Friends may send condolences to the family at www.leamonfh.com.