\Visitation will be held from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, at the Morrison Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home. Her funeral service will follow at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor David Strable, pastor of St. Peter Lutheran Church in Morrison, IL, officiating. Interment will be at Grove Hill Cemetery in Morrison. A memorial has been established.
Marsha was born August 9, 1958, in Morrison, IL, the daughter of Alvin C. and Shirley (Habben) Stralow. She was educated in the rural Whiteside County Cystic grade school and was a 1976 graduate of Morrison High School. On June 10, 1998, she married Thomas D. Fagan in St. Lucia, West Indies. Marsha was first employed at Morrison Hospital, then at Shop N Go gas station. She then waitressed part time at various restaurants before going to work at Custom Pak in Clinton, IA. Marsha later began her career in security with ComEd, where she worked for many years. She and her husband, Tom, enjoyed traveling together and making memories along the way. Marsha loved spending time in the kitchen cooking and working on her crochet projects.
Survivors include her husband, Tom; one daughter, Sara (Ben) Brown of Mt. Carroll, IL; two sons, Bradley (Shannon) Grater of Minot, ND and Andrew Grater of Morrison, IL; seven grandchildren, Chloe Grater, Sophia Brown & Alex Robbins; Lucas & Abigail Grater; Jordan & Jenna Grater; one sister, Ann (Rick) Edwards of Bloomington, IL; one brother, Randy (Karen) Stralow of Morrison, IL; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
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