liance where she once again used her secretarial skills as well as bookkeeping. In the late 50s Harlan took a job with Burroughs Corporation (Unisys) and the couple began what was to become the first of several moves around the country. The couple retired to Lake City, Minnesota, then moved to Keokuk, Iowa and back to Madison, Wisconsin. Marlys especially enjoyed times gathered with family and the many friends she acquired in the various places she lived. She also enjoyed gardening, reading, cooking, needlecrafts, stained glass, and playing cards. She is survived by children: Brian (Jane) Sage, Angle Inlet, MN; Greg (Judie) Sage, Nelson, WI; Sharon (Colin) Godding, Madison, WI; Joel (Mary Beth) Sage, Dover, AR and Kim (Dan) Bemis, Monroeville, OH. Also surviving are fourteen grand-children and nineteen great-grandchildren. Her sister Harriet (Speer) Wheeler and brother Robert (Judy) Speer survive Marlys. Marlys was preceded in death by her parents; husband Harlan; daughter Becky (Sage) Olmsted and son-in-law William Olmsted; brother Darrell Speer; sister Phyllis (Speer) Grady and brother-in-law Loren Grady; brother-in-law Henry Wheeler; brother Oliver Speer and sister-in-law Marie (Speed) Speer. Memorials may be directed to Agrace HospiceCare, Inc., Madison, WI or Oakwood Foundation-University Woods Grounds Fund, Madison, WI.