Marian “Rae” (Ladwig) McElroy was born February 21, 1956 in Atchison, Kansas to Robert Edwin Ladwig and Lucille Doris (Williams) Ladwig. She went to be with her Lord and Savior Sunday, August 29, 2021 in Chickasha, Oklahoma.
Memorial services for Marian “Rae” McElroy, 65, of Chickasha, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 15, 2021 in the Ferguson Funeral Home Chapel.
Rae grew up in Chickasha and graduated from Chickasha High School in 1974 and attended USAO for a time.
She went to work for Sentry Manufacturing where she met the love of her life, Dale Owen McElroy. They were married October 5, 1975 in Chickasha and had almost 46 years together.
Rae stayed at home while their sons, Brian and Jeremy were growing up. She attended many ball games, enjoying watching them play sports. She later went to work and was with a couple temp agencies for 20 years, much of that time as the branch manager with Cherokee Temp Services, retiring recently.
She loved to travel and enjoyed painting. She would paint rocks, putting a scripture on the back, and leave them as encouragement all over town.
Survivors include her husband Dale of the home; son Brian McElroy and wife Kelli of Chickasha; son Jeremy McElroy and wife Christy of Cement; parents Bob and Lucy Ladwig of Chickasha; sisters and brothers-in-law Irene and James, Trish and Wes, and Rebecca and Donnie; brother and sister-in-law Robert and Donna; grandchildren Sheldon and Taylor McElroy, Seth and Tiarah Murray, Braydon McElroy, Austin McElroy, Blaine Murray, Tanner McElroy, Lexi McElroy, Caden McElroy, Logan McElroy, and Easton Pricer; great-grandchildren Addisyn Murray, Calvin Murray and Tason Murray; and other extended family and friends.
Services and cremation arrangements are under the direction of Ferguson Funeral Home.