Marilyn J. McIntyre

Marilyn Jean (Roberts) McIntyre, 90, of the Lutheran Community at Telford, passed away on June 20, 2025, from natural causes. Marilyn was born on April 12, 1935, in Allentown, PA, to Frank Kogelman and Florence Gertrude (Balliet) Roberts.

Marilyn was a 1953 graduate of William Allen High School. Following high school, Marilyn entered studies at Berean Bible School in Allentown, PA, where she met Robert E. McIntyre. They married on June 16, 1956, shortly after they graduated from Berean. Marilyn worked in ministry alongside her husband as he served in various churches in New Jersey, Michigan, and Pennsylvania in their early married years. In later years, she worked in retail for Hess’s Department Store, and then for Prudential Insurance Company at their headquarters near Fort Washington, where she retired as a department supervisor in 1994.

Marilyn is fondly remembered for her many talents, including baking, hosting people in her home, gardening, and mentoring.

Marilyn is survived by sisters Cynthia M. Faust and Vivianne Y. (Marty) Booze; brother Walter F. A. (Sue) Roberts; son Mark H. (Alice) McIntyre; daughter Marjory A. (Steve) Hailstone; grandchildren, Katharine (Mike) Cocco, Meagan (Chance) Furgerson, Abigail McIntyre, Mitchell (Betsy) Hailstone, Wayne (Rebecca) Hailstone, Anna Hailstone; and great grandchildren, Naomi and Henry Cocco, Rose Furgerson, Mary, James, Elliot, Claire, and Jonathan Hailstone. Marilyn was preceded in death by her husband Robert, her parents, her brother Marvin A. Roberts, and sisters Loretta E. Reiter and Jeanette M. McCreary.

A memorial will be held at Hilltown Baptist Church, 26 Upper Church Rd, Chalfont, PA 18914 on July 19: visitation starting at 10:00 a.m. and service at 11:00 a.m., followed by a luncheon in the fellowship hall. In place of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the missions fund at Hilltown Baptist Church.