Marie Longshaw

Marie Longshaw, Age 65, Born May 30, 1956 passed August 15, 2021. It is with a sad broken heart that I write this obituary for my dear sweet loving and kind baby sister Marie Longshaw. Marie was born May 30, 1956, to the parents of Delmer and Lonie Bartley, both preceded her in death along with 5 other siblings. Frelon Bartley, Martha Lambert, Ethel Engle, and Irene Cruz. My brother Randolph Bartley and I bear the sorrow of losing them to death but glory to their final resting home in Heaven with the Lord and no more tears and pain. Marie was born on a special and traditional day of Memorial Day. She full filled those two words throughout her life, special and traditional. After the space of 7 Years of not having a baby in the family Marie was adored and lavished, we all spoiled her rotten. When she was a baby, she refused the bottle during the transition of formula to regular milk, so mom tried a chocolate milk bottle, and Marie took to it. Mom had to give her chocolate milk bottles until she was broken from the bottle, and Marie kept her love for chocolate throughout her life. Around 9 or 10 years of age, Marie got a case of Rheumatic Fever with a slight heart murmur. We all know how heavy a child can be at that age and mom being the loving mother she was, did not want her child to be handicapped with a bad heart. Marie was not allowed to run and play like other kids her age, she carried Marie from bed to table to eat, and to and from the bathroom and to the couch. Marie’s outlet during that year was television. The acquired addiction to TV programs was never lost. Marie lived that year through her siblings and became sensitive to the tragedies, events, and accomplishments of all of us. Birthdays, Holidays etc. were her high points in life. Marie was not a passing fad person, when she loved something or someone it was a forever love. She never lost that tinge of childlike enthusiasm. With the first snowfall each year, she would call everyone and say “Look outside its snowing, isn’t it pretty!”. When special programs came on TV such as “Chitty-Chitty Bang Bang, It’s a Wonderful Life, and Frosty the Snowman”, she would call everyone and make sure we all knew the day and time they were on. Marie was somewhat shy as a teenager so through the prodding of our sister Irene, she went through a dating service and met Frederick Longshaw the love of her life. They were very well matched, a marriage made in heaven so to speak. They had a wonderful, blessed marriage of 35 years, during which Fred catered to her as we had done all through her life. They enjoyed traveling, going to museums, events, and they also enjoyed sharing their happiness by taking nieces and nephews with the to amusement parks, movies and numerous events, too many to mention. After she lost Fred June 13, 2013, her health started deteriorating. As requested by Mom, she had told Irene to always take care of Marie. There was never a better care giver than Irene. Then of course we lost Irene to Covid-19 April 7, 2020. I took over, I did the best that I could. Babying a person was never my forte but I prayed for guidance, and I learned quick. By this time Marie’s health had deteriorated almost full blown, but not my love for her and with the Lords guidance, we became even closer and best friends. I gained patience and became more compassionate being her caregiver than I ever thought possible. She stayed at my house the last few days of her life because she had lost power at home. During that time, she told me about a time when I left home for a traveling job, there was a song out called “What would my Mary say” and that she would play the 45 record 700 times a day for the longest time after I left because she missed me so much. She also remembered on her 12th Birthday I was in Alaska, and I sent home $50 so she could get a swimming pool for the back yard. It really touched my heart that she had cared for me so much at such a young age. Marie is going to be missed sorely, but my consolation is that she is in no more pain and someday when the Lord calls me home, it will be a glorious day to be with all my loved ones again. I hope and pray that all my loved ones that are left will accept Jesus into their hearts if they haven’t done so already, so we will all sing and never no more tears and walk those streets of gold together. In Love, Tears, and Grace Mary Flanary Visitation for Marie will be held Thursday August 19th from 2-9 pm at Harris Funeral Home, 31551 Ford Rd., Garden City. Service will be held at the funeral home Friday, August 20th at 1:00 PM. Please leave a memory of Marie on her Tribute Wall.