Marjorie Ellis Drought, 105 years old, passed away peacefully Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at Saybrook Landing.  She was born June 4, 1917 in Madison, Ohio to Elsie (Chapman) and Wayne Ernst.

Marge attended Madison High School.  She married Orrie Ellis in 1935 and was a homemaker when her children were young.  She was a Girl Scout leader, home room mother and enjoyed attending her children and grandchildren’s sporting events, dance recitals and concerts. Four years after Orrie’s death, Marge married Lyle Drought in 1986.

Marge worked at Garrick’s Clothing, Dick’s Bakery and Homestead. She was a member of the Geneva First United Methodist Church, the band “Off Our Rockers” and voted Senior Citizen of the Year for the Geneva Senior Center in 2006. Marge loved music and was a very talented pianist. Over the years she played for many local nursing home residents and sing-alongs at The Sanctuary of Geneva.

She is survived by her daughters; Pat (Bill) Talkington, Terri Siebeneck; brother, David (Diane) Ernst; step daughters, Mitzi Burton and Sandy Krokos; 14 grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her first husband, Orrie Ellis; second husband Lyle Drought; son Ray Ellis; infant daughter Tammy Ellis; her parents; sisters, Betty Chapman, Hazel Bernard and Joanne Robison; a brother Kenneth Ernst; son-in-law Ronald Siebeneck; daughter-in-law Janet Ellis;  step-grandson Ronald Siebeneck II.

The family would like to thank the staff of Saybrook Landing and The Sanctuary of Geneva for their care and compassion.

Friends will be received from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 7, 2023 at the Behm Family Funeral Home, 175 S. Broadway St., Geneva.  Memorial service will follow at 12:00 p.m.  Final resting place will be Fairview Cemetery, Madison, Ohio.

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