MARJORIE CHARLOTTE BERCU Obituary (1921 - 2015)

Marjorie Charlotte Bercu, 93 of Overland Park, KS passed away April 4, 2015 at The Atriums. Funeral services will be at 11:30am Monday, April 6, 2015, at The Louis Memorial Chapel, 6830 Troost Ave, Kansas City, MO. Interment will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. Kindly omit flowers; the family suggests contributions to the Helen Galamba Arthritis and Cancer Fund c/o The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah. Marjorie was born in Kansas City, MO to Samuel and Helen (Fogel) Galamba. She graduated from Southwest High School in 1937 and went to the University of Missouri for two years. Marjorie was a homemaker while working with her husband Archie Bercu at Lan-Mar Sporting Goods, the family business, until 1988. She was an active member of The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah; a past member of AE Phi sorority at University of Missouri, Council of Jewish Women, Friends of the Zoo, Menorah Auxiliary and a lifetime member of Hadassah. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Archie Bercu and brother, Elmer Galamba. Survivors include her daughters, Barbara (Robert) Bloch of Mission Hills, KS, Patricia (Jim) Norris, Clayton, MO and four grandchildren, Elizabeth and Jennifer Pack, Taylor and Megan Klugman. The family would like to especially thank Lucille Tutera, her team and the wonderful caregivers at Comfort Care.