Marian Marie (Salway) Ramsey

Marian Marie (Salway) Ramsey was born November 21, 1925 in Harlan, IN in a 3 room log cabin. She also lived in Woodburn until 1929 when her family moved to Monroeville during the Depression. The house was large and nice, but there was no heat in the bedrooms and no electricity in the house. They had gas lamps for lighting. She milked cows and rode horses as a child. Her dad did have one of the first Model T Fords.

Marian left home at age 16 and started working at several diners in Fort Wayne. She also worked cleaning houses for a local builder. When the war started, Marian went to work at Casad Depot in New Haven. She was a forklift driver loading ordnance to be shipped overseas for the war effort.

She met her husband Grover (Boots) Ramsey there, and they were married June 17,1944. Marian was about ready to do her solo flight in an airplane, when the war started and she never got her pilot’s license. After she married and started her family she dedicated her life to raising her children. When they were teenagers, she started working for McDonalds in New Haven. She was a mentor to the young people working with her. She even had two great nephews and her daughter working with her. She retired after 25 years, but went back to McDonalds on Washington Center Road and worked until she was 84 yrs old.

She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother. She was know as the energizer bunny, the kids called her Mario because she drove like an Indy Race car driver. She will be missed by her family and all who came to know and love her. She had a love of life and a big heart always trying to care for others. She died peacefully on March 16 at Heritage Point of Fort Wayne.

She is survived by Children: Jean (Bob) Grupp, Linda Smith (Dave Billian), Chuck (Karen) Ramsey, Ann (Todd) Walters, Marc (Felecia) Ramsey. Grandchildren: Launi (Michael) Cooper, Leanne (Ron) Butler, Michelle (Jim) Alcorn, Rob (Rivers) Grupp, Tammy (Andy) Eash, Linette (Steve) Quaranta, Jason (Andrea) Smith, Jim Ramsey, Stacey Ramsey, Amy (Nate) Lapp, Allexa Ramsey, Andrew (Megan) Peters, Logan (Claudia) Ramsey, Abby (Mallory) Kosiara, Chase (Keely) Ramsey, Sophie (Elan) Guntle. Great Grandchildren: Hilary Eash, Madie Eash, Katie Eash, Bradley (Sarah) Cooper, Brandon (Rachael) Alcorn, Mitchell (Carly) Cooper, Mallory Alcorn, Amanda Alcorn, Lauren Butler, Caroline Grupp, Gwyneth Butler, Alexandra Smith, Victoria Quaranta, Jessica Butler, Dylan Smith, Isabelle Grupp, Katie Beth Quaranta, Amara Frison, Ethan Smith, Damion Spencer, Weston Kosiara, Aston Ramsey. Great Great Grandchildren: Hudson, Chloe & Forest Cooper, Lily & Oliver Alcorn, Shelby Cooper.

Preceded in death by her husband Grover (Boots) Ramsey, parents Charles and Hazel (Young) Salway, sisters Grace Long, Farol Anderson, Ruth Brown, brother Maurice Salway, and all her sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law.

Family and friends will be received on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, from 5 -8 p.m. at the Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Jacobs Chapel and one hour prior to the service on Thursday at the funeral home.

A funeral service for Marian will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 27,2025 at Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Jacobs Chapel, Monroeville.

Preferred memorials can be given to Brookside Church.

Arrangements by Zwick & Jahn Funeral Homes, Jacobs Chapel of Monroeville, Indiana