Oklahoman Archives
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
April 29, 2012, pg 24a
 

xxxxx This earthly life was completed by Marjorie Ann (Kuryanski) Atteberry on April 26, 2012. It began when Margie was born July 16, 1933, to Frank and Eva Kuryanski, little sister to Dolores, (Dodie,) in Harrah, Oklahoma. The family then moved to Oklahoma City, where Margie attended parochial schools and graduated from St. Joseph’s High School in 1950, where she met her lifelong companion and beloved husband, Glenn Logan Atteberry. They married June 6, 1953, and were blessed with four children. Margie was a stay-at-home mother during their children’s school years, then later ventured into the business world. She sold real estate for a time with Abide Realtors and later owned and operated Dermaculture Salon for ten years on 36th & Pennsylvania. Her greatest love and deepest passion, however, was her family, who always knew and felt a mother’s unconditional love and devotion. Margie was spiritually inclined and taught her children to see beauty and God’s divinity in all life and all situations. Her children, and later, grandchildren, were treated to lullabies and popular tunes of the 40s, 50s and 60s. She loved to sing and played both piano and guitar, danced, and practiced yoga most of her life. Margie had a ready wit and a wonderful sense of humor, possessing a tendency to break into song and dance at any moment. This provided her adoring family with many hours of happy, genuine laughter. These gifts set the tone for scores of delightful family gatherings over the years, memories of which will be treasured by her beloved family. After their respective retirements, Margie and Glenn fulfilled a dream and moved to Lake Eufaula, where they resided for ten years. It was there the entire family met regularly and experienced the happiest of times, which not only will sustain us all in the future, but also provided her children and grandchildren with a model for building a strong and secure family atmosphere.

Margie was preceded in death by her parents and sister, Dolores Kuryanski Wheeler. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Glenn, of the home; and four children: Ramona Fisher Collins; Elizabeth Parks Wedemeyer and husband Rich; Valerie Mc-Coy; son, Paul Atteberry and his wife Yesenia. She adored her five grandchildren, which include Nathan Fisher, with whom she shared a special bond; Annie Fisher Brooks and husband Ryan; Madi Parks; Nicholas Atteberry; and Natalie Atteberry. Her newest loves were her two great-grandchildren, Saylor Brooks and Samuel Brooks.

A prayer and remembrance service will be held Sunday, 7 pm at Smith and Kernke, 14624 N. May. A funeral Mass will take place on Monday, April 30th, 10 am at Church of the Epiphany of the Lord, 7336 W. Britton Road, to be followed by interment at Chapel Hill Cemetery.