Marguerite Joanne Hrabak
Marguerite Joanne Hrabak, born March 27, 1930, died Sept. 26, 2024, age 94 in Newbury Township.
She is predeceased by her parents, Joseph and Mia Jost; and husband, Franklin.
Marge is survived by her sister, Marilyn Sogo, of San Diego, Calif.; children, Michelle (Don) May, Christopher (Pat), Margo (former son-in-law Matt Pokopac), Karen (Chuck) Walder, Karla (Glenn) Falk; grandchildren, Alexis (Ben) Davis, Aaron (Angie) May, Claire Pokopac, Simon Falk, Kurt Pokopac; great-grandchildren, Skyler (Kristi) Petkosek, Emily (Nikkita) Petkosek, Eleanor May, Caleigh Davis, Gabriel Davis, Marija Davis, Oliver Petkosek; and many nieces and nephews across the country.
Marge attended Cleveland State University’s Fenn College in 1947 where she met Frank. She was one of two women in a class of 700.
In 1974, Marge enrolled in night school to finish her engineering degree. She worked at Lincoln Electric for 10 years until she retired to run the family engineering business EME. She and Frank renovated the 100-year-old barn in 1991.
Marge’s interests included affordable housing and building innovations, science, history, buying and remodeling rental homes, and knitting. She sang in the St. Helen’s choir for 50 years, was a member/treasurer of the Newbury Kiwanis and held jobs with Newbury Township Zoning and BZA into her 80s.
Visitation 10 a.m. followed by 11 a.m. funeral mass on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, at St. Helen’s Catholic Church, 12060 Kinsman Road, Newbury.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Tau Beta Pi/The Engineering Honor Society (tbp.org); or Habitat for Humanity International (habitat.org); or Guiding Eyes for the Blind (donate.guidingeyes.org).
A special thanks to our wonderful caregiving team: Miriam, Doris, Nicole, Hannah and Marilyn.
Services entrusted to the Potti & Marc F. Burr Funeral Homes of Madison, Chardon, Painesville & Fairport Harbor. Obituary, online condolences and memorial gifts available at www.marcfburrfuneralhome.com.
