Marguerite Gardiner - Obituary

arguerite Susanna Gardiner, a 45-year resident of Edgewater, Md and previously of Washington, DC died on Thursday, September 4, 2014 at her home following a brief battle with cancer. She was 88. Affectionately known as Margie to family and friends, she was born on September 10, 1925 at Providence Hospital in Washington, DC to the late Sidney and Helen Mattingly. Margie was employed as a "domestic engineer" most of her life. She was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Edgewater. Marguerite enjoyed dogs, horses and cats. She loved spending time with her children, grandchildren and her friends at Bible study. Marguerite always made everyone feel special. She loved and was loved. In addition to her parents, Margie was preceded in death by husband, Robert E. Gardiner; her former husband, Thomas Boyd; and four siblings, Sidney Mattingly, Dorothy Hardesty, Pearl Cignotti and Viola Dawes. She is survived by three daughters, Susann Boyd Locy, JoAnne Stone both of Edgewater, Md and Diana Pointek of Melbourne, FL; five grandchildren, Lennie Lehner, Jr., Robert and Richard Tucker, Ronnie Locy, Jr. and Robin Locy; and 9 great-grandchildren. Friends are invited to Margie's Life Celebration at the George P. Kalas Funeral Home, 2973 Solomons Island Road, Edgewater, Md on Saturday, September 6 from 11:00am until her funeral service begins at 12:00pm. Interment Lakemont Memorial Gardens, Davidsonville, Md.