Joan Ainsworth

Marilyn Joan Ainsworth, 94, of Ohio City passed away Monday morning, April 1, 2024, at The Denver Inpatient Hospice Center, Denver, Colorado.

She was born on September 26, 1929 in Bluffton, Ohio the daughter of the late Walter C. Gallant and Lyda Mae (Fischer) Gallant. On November 16, 1973, she married Thomas Hugh Ainsworth who preceded her in death on July 19, 2011.

Family survivors include a son, Mike (Shawn) Fickert of Bennett, CO; three grandchildren, Jessica Fickert, Katie (Brian) Thornburg and Andrew (Anita) Fickert; a great granddaughter, Haylan Thornburg and one sister, June Secrist of Naples, Florida.

Marilyn was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and two brothers, Kenneth Gallant and James Gallant.

She was a member of the St. John’s Lutheran Church of Ohio City and a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. She received an associates degree in secretarial science from Bluffton College. Marilyn was also a member of the Good Sam Camping Club and retired as a legal secretary.

There will be visitation on Saturday, April 13, 2024 at Cowan & Son Funeral Home from 10 a.m. to Noon with services starting at noon on Saturday with Rev. Denise Brown officiating. Interment will take place at Woodlawn Cemetery, Ohio City.

Preferred memorials are to The Denver Hospice or St. Johns Lutheran Church, Ohio City

Expressions of sympathy may be forwarded at cowanfuneralhome.com, Tribute Wall.

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