Marguerite Louise (Allen) Varney

MONROETON- Marguerite Louise (Allen) Varney, 79, peacefully passed away February 28, 2007 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Gerald W. Vickery, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. 110 West Main Street Troy, PA 16947. Marguerite was born on September 14, 1927 in Mercy Hospital, Wilkes-Barre, PA to Lou F. and Grace (Smith) Allen. She was the loving wife to John Varney; a wonderful mother to a son and daughter; a grandmother, an aunt, and a sister. She played piano and organ at many local churches for services and weddings through the years, was substitute pianist for Eastern Star, and played organ in her husband's music groups. She joyfully played bass drum with community bands for many years and made many friends. She loved flowers and worked as a designer for Bob's Flower Shop, Stull's, and Ann Marie's locally; and Tower Flowers, and the DeSoto Mall Florist in Florida. For over 30 years she was the flower judge at the Sullivan County Fair. She was a member of the Towanda Garden Club for many years. During World War II she worked for Sylvania. After the war ended, she worked North Penn Power. Her work on the earth is complete and her talents are now in the hands of her Lord. She will be missed by her family, friends, and fellow musicians in the Kirby-Nichols, NY, Vestal, NY, Maine, NY, Wyalusing, PA, Troy, PA, Manatee, FL, and Hillsborough, FL community bands.