Marcie Essen
Marcella Jane Spawn Essen died July 15 at the Rehabilitation and Nursing Center of the Rockies.
- Marcella Jane Spawn Essen
Marcella Jane Spawn Essen died July 15 at the Rehabilitation and Nursing Center of the Rockies.
She was born March 27, 1927, to Dominic and Marie Spawn in Grand Rapids.
During her childhood years she played with her nine siblings.
At age 15 she had polio and was at the Sister Kenny Hospital in Minneapolis.
After recovering, she graduated from high school in Hibbing, and received a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Minnesota Duluth.
She married Paul Essen and moved to Two Harbors, where they were blessed with three children, Diana, Paul, and Marty.
In 1968 they moved to Fort Collins, Colo., where Marcie earned a masters degree in psychology from Colorado State University.
After divorcing, Marcie moved back to Duluth, where she started her career as a licensed clinical psychologist at the Human Development Center. She held many workshops and was highly respected in her field.
In 1995, after retiring, she and her friend, Dolores Shannon, began spending winters in Arizona. As her health deteriorated from post polio and Alzheimer’s, Dolores was her caregiver and faithful companion until February of this year when Marcie moved to Fort Collins to be near her brother, Lloyd. She resided at the Rehabilitation and Nursing Center of the Rockies until her passing.
Marcie was a kind and gentle soul, much loved, and will be missed by her family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her daughter, Diana; and six brothers, Charles, Martin, Richard, Kenneth, Herbert, and David.
She is survived by her sons, Paul (Laura) of Newton, Iowa, and Marty (Deb) of Victor, Mont.; and her grandchildren, Thomas, Chris, Ryan, Kylie and Sean; and one great-grandchild, Fiona.
She is also survived by her sister, Frances Johnson, Floodwood; her brother Donald (Joanne) Spawn, Moline, Ill.; and her brother, Lloyd (Margery) Spawn, Fort Collins; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A Minnesota memorial service will begin at 1 p.m. Aug. 21 at Presbyterian Church in Goodland.
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