Marilyn K. Day
Marilyn K Day, 63, of Overland Park, Kansas passed away at 2:20 Saturday, March 6, 2010 at the KU Medical Center following a lengthy illness.
She was born Nomvember 19, 1946 in her paternal grandpartent’s home in Clyde, Kansas to Richard and Marjorie (Kennedy) Sager. She attended schools in Clyde, Kansas, graduating from the Clyde Rural High School in 1964. Following graduation , she attended beauty school in Hays, Kansas.
She and Marvin Day were married in 1965. They later divorced. She moved frequently, living in several Midwestern states including: Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, and Kansas, finally settling in Overland Park, Kansas in the early 1970’s. Her many work experiences included: secretarial, medical and legal transcription, legal services, printing, typesetting, and banking. She owned and operated two businesses, Day Secretarial Service and Alpha-Omega Typesetting. She most recently worked as a bank officer at Industrial State Bank in the Argentine area of Kansas City, Kansas. She enjoyed reading, yard work, visiting with neighbors, blonde jokes, day trips, bargain shopping, and searching for the perfict gifts for her grandchildren.
Survivors include her mother, Marjorie Sager of Clay Center, Kansas; one brother, James Sager of Kansas City, Missouri; one son, Jon Day and wife, Michaele of Altamont, Kansas; and ten grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her Father, Richard Sager.
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A private family memorial service will be held at a later date in Clay Center, Kansas.
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Marilyn will be missed so much-she had a quickness for answers and was a riot to be around- when I got to work ,and went down stairs to the kitchen I could almost hear her cutting up with someone and laughing-her pressence will be around always. I love you my friend , always.
Dear Jon & Jim-
Marilyn was such a joy to work with. She had such a great sense of humor. Her grandchildren were her pride and joy. She will be so very much missed by employees and customers alike. It was very difficult for us to watch Marilyn decline in health but she was such a trooper, never complaining. It helps to know that she no longer is suffering and is in a much better place. My thoughts and prayers are with all the family.
Susan Wells
I am so sorry about your loss. I already miss Marilyn…..She always made me laugh and I loved how she flirts even with my hubby of 38 years. She always had a way to make us fill special and she loved her son and was always showing her pictures of her grandkids. When ever she shopped she always wanted to give that person for their birthday something special that was just for them.
I miss fighting over the newspaper to see who had the 4 stars for the day. She will always be a star in my heart.
Marilyn was my lunch buddy and my confidant. She and I talked about everything you can imagine. I loved talking to her. She was intelligent, sincere, caring & loving. Our talks helped me through some very difficult times including the loss of my favorite aunt and my uncle.
I am an only child and Marilyn claimed me as her sister. She used to tease me and then tell me that was how just how you treated your sister. Then she would laugh and so would I. I really loved the thought of being Marilyn’s sister.
We shared many laughs & some tears but mostly laughs. Marilyn had the greatest sense of humor and I just waited for her next joke or prank. Her laughter was contagious and she would make me laugh until I cried.
I know how much Marilyn cherished her family. We talked a great deal about family and I know how proud she was of her son & her grandchildren and I know how much she loved her mother, father and brother.
I was blessed to have Marilyn as my friend and sister and I will miss her very, very much.
My prayers are with Marilyn’s family & friends.
What to say…. Well… Marilyn will be missed!! She was a free Spirit, easy going, fun loving…. I can go on and on….. But the most important thing is that she is not suffering and she is in the hands of the Lord. I am glad that she was a part or my life and she will always have a little piece of my heart!! Peace and Good health to her family and friends!! Your in my prayers……. Remember good times had…..and always know she will be with us in our hearts and in our memories!!! My deepest Condolences…… BB 3/8/2010 @ 4:10pm
Dear Jim, John and All the Family,
I am so sorry for your loss, Marilyn was always there for me when I need someone to talk things thru. Her desk was next to where I work and without her setting there she is really missed. I know how much her family ment to her and my prayers are with you all.
Marvena Brock
To Jon and family and Jim:
We, who worked with Marilyn are so lucky to have been her friend. We have lost a dear friend that we will always remember that could bring joy to our day. It was always a pleasure for me to be able to drive her to and from work when the weather was not pleasant as she always had a positive attitude to share with me.
I will always remember her as she always appreciated the daily ” sausage biscuit ” that I would bring to her on the days we didn’t ride together.
She was so proud of her family and I know that you, your wife and children and Jim will miss her so very much. i know that Marilyn suffered a lot but she never complained to about her illness.
She was a very special friend. May God bless each and every one of you and in this time of sorrow and “goodbye to my friend Marilyn”, I will miss you.
I will always remember the night Marilyn was born. I was 15 and on my way to a football game when her Mother stopped on her way home from down town not feeling well. A short time later Marilyn was born in MY BEDROOM upstairs, while I baby sat Jim in the kitchen. Such a sweetheart from day one. She will always be in my heart. I loved her so.
Aunt Portia
Marilyn will truely be missed. She was just a joy to work with sometimes we would email each other when we were having a bad day and talk about the Lord & The Bible and always sent each other a Prayer for the day. She was so much fun to be around and would do anything for ya. My Thoughts and Prayers go out to Her Family. God Bless
Tammy
Going to the bank was always a highlight for my son Santos because he knew that when he saw Marilyn, she would give him a big hug and sometime snacks. He would even sit on her lap and pretend to do her work. Everytime they saw each other they would both have a huge smile that would glow. There was a time where Santos could not be out in public due to his immune system compromised but we made sure we would still go to the bank and that was a place of safety and comfort for him and having fun with Marilyn. I appreciate all that she did for him, she would print out his journal entries to share with everyone at the bank and spread the love. It almost doesn’t seem real that the next time we go in she’s not going to be at her desk. I miss her very much and I still haven’t had the courage to tell Santos about her but I know he will have peace when I tell him that she is in heaven watching over us. I am so blessed to have met such a wonderful woman and she will always be in our hearts.
God Bless,
Leticia
To Marilyn’s Family,
I had the great pleasure of working with Marilyn at Industrial’s main office. Her desk was next to mine back then & I always teased her about the pilar in front of her desk, but she really didn’t mind it.
It was such a blessing to hear her laughter because you knew how much she enjoyed life. Those grandchildren of her’s were also a blessing for her. The fondest memory was Marilyn’s smile
even if I was having a bad day, her smile made a difference in my heart.
Losing a loved one is not easy but always remember those blessed memories that last a lifetime…..
Julie Pizano
ISB-Central
To the family,
The residents and staff extend our sympathy to the family at this time of loss. Know that you are in our payers.
Gran Villas residents and staff.
I am so sorry for your loss and what a loss for all of us! I worked with Marilyn for only a few years but she made such a big impression on me. She was a warm, fun loving lady! She will be sorely missed. Again, my deepest sympathy to you.
Flora
I am so sorry for your loss, Jim. She is now in better hands with our Lord.
We will miss knowing Marilyn. She was always so cheerful and upbeat. Our prayers are with you and all your family. Shirley and Hal Boyd
We are sorry to hear about your loss to you & your family. We
didn’t know Marylin very well, but she will be missed by all.
God Bless you all.
I know that I moved from the KC area but we always had e-mail. I will miss your wonderful smiles.
My prayer are with her family; she will be missed by us all.
love
I am so sorry for your loss. I didn’t work with Marilyn very long, but she made an impression. She was a very sweet and thougthful person. She will be missed. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Dear Jim and family,
I’m so sorry for your loss. It’s tough to lose a wife, mother or sister, and I hope you will see her again some day.
Thanks to all of you who have left a message here or sent one directly. Your messages and prayers are very helpful and mean a lot to us.
Messages about your relationship and interactions with my Mom are particularly meaningful to us, like the lady who was startled by finding a big plastic roach-like bug when gathering Mom’s personal belongings from her desk at work.
These shared memories help us remember this special lady and how she had a special place in your hearts.
Along these lines … over the years my Mom has had every imaginable hair color that could be considered “normal”. Black, red, brown, highlights, and bleach-blonde. Jim says the one thing she learned at beauty school was how to dye her own hair. Nobody, maybe not even Mom, knew what her real hair color was anymore. And Mom loved a good blonde joke.
So, I offer one last blonde joke in her memory …
An employee was looking for a way to get time off work … with pay. One morning the boss discovers him hanging from the office ceiling. “What are you doing up there?”, he demands. “I’m a lightbulb!”, he replies with a goofy grin. “You’re crazy! Get out of here!” As he leaves, the blonde secretary follows. “And where are you going?”, asks the Boss. In blonde-like fashion she replies, “I’m NOT going to stay here and work in the dark!”
Mom,
I love you and I miss you,
Jon
“It’s astonishing in this world how things do NOT turn out
at all the way you expect them to !”
—————Agatha Christie
We miss you, your Mother Marjorie and Brother James.
Jim,
I’m sorry to hear of your loss. Sounds like your wonderful sister lived a wonderful life. My condolences to you and your family.