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Marjorie “Marge” Jean (DeMint) Ziskovsky
Marjorie “Marge” Jean
(DeMint) Ziskovsky
Toledo
Marjorie “Marge” Jean (DeMint) Ziskovsky, 95, formerly of Toledo, Iowa, died Wednesday, July 6, 2022, from complications of Alzheimer’s Disease. She died peacefully at Harrison Senior Living House in Georgetown, Delaware under the care of Delaware Hospice. A graveside memorial service will be held Saturday, July 16, at 10:30 a.m. at Woodlawn cemetery in Toledo, Iowa with the Rev. Jill Mack and Jan Ziskovsky officiating. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. n the 16th at the graveside prior to the service.
Surviving Marge are her daughter Jan (Rosemary) Ziskovsky of Millsboro, Del.; her brother, Wayne (the late Bonnie) DeMint of Fort Madison; stepgrandchildren, Emma (Ben) Ellison of Odenton, Md. and Hannah Rohde-Frank of Baltimore, Md.; two stepgreat-grandchildren; nieces; nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Price and Gladys (Koontz) DeMint; her son, David Ziskovsky; her husband, Arlston “AJ” Ziskovsky; and her sister, Betty Sue (DeMint) Strunk.
Marge was born on Nov. 19, 1926, at her maternal grandparent’s farm in Richmond, Mo. She graduated from Fort Madison High School in 1943. She was briefly married to Harold Shelley and they later divorced. Marge married AJ on Sept. 7, 1952, and the two ultimately moved to Toledo, Iowa, where they raised two children and were very active in the Tama/Toledo area.
Marge loved being a wife and mother and very much enjoyed extended family and family gatherings. In addition to family, she was very active in United Methodist Church in Toledo; the Order of the Eastern Star; United Methodist Women and the DAR. In each organization she held a variety of local, district and state offices. She was an avid reader, did a variety of speaking engagements, enjoyed writing and was a prolific journalist.
Making friends wherever she went, Marge volunteered in and contributed to many community organizations and activities.
Memorials are to be directed to the South Tama County Food Pantry, 137 West Third St., Tama, IA 52339.
Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home, Tama-Toledo, is assisting the family with arrangements.
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