Marjorie Baerg Boon
Marjorie Baerg Boon’s funeral and burial will be at sea, off the coast of California. She died on September 6, 2009 at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor, after a long illness.
Marjorie was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Chicago, where she earned her Ph.D. She taught Germanics at De Paw University, and at the University of Kansas where she was Director of Graduate Studies, in the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures.
She was born on June 16, 1925, the only child of Roy E. and Adele Lane at Highland Park, Michigan.
The widow of Gerhard Baerg, in 1972 she married Jean-Pierre Boon, her colleague at the University of Kansas. He survives of the home.
For many years Marjorie presided over the German Conversation Group, at the University’s Women’s Club. She was past president and member of Friends in Council. In 2006, she was awarded the Congressional Order of Merit.
The family suggests memorials to the Lawrence Humane Society, in care of Warren-McElwain Mortuary.
This information was provided to the Journal-World as a paid tribute.
- Budget cuts force Head Start to close Edgewood Homes facility May 21, 2013 · 3 comments
- Planning Commission recommends approval of Menards store for south Lawrence May 20, 2013 · 67 comments
- City commissioner wants state to revoke nightclub's liquor license May 21, 2013 · 27 comments
- House Republican leaders propose 1.5 percent cut to higher education for each of next two fiscal years May 21, 2013 · 15 comments
- Blog: FreedomWorks urges Legislature to reject Common Core reading and math standards May 21, 2013 · 23 comments
- Will of the people May 21, 2013 · 13 comments
- City accepts recreation center bids, but won' t proceed with building until Fritzel provides infrastructure costs May 21, 2013 · 12 comments
- Opinion: Amid crisis, Europe resists extremism May 21, 2013 · 39 comments
- Opinion: Scandals undermine trust in Obama May 19, 2013 · 47 comments
- Blog: Kansas science and math teachers easily recruited away May 20, 2013 · 50 comments
- Tarik Black strong, physical May 22, 2013
- LHS student earns perfect ACT score May 21, 2013
- Local organizations aim to support tornado victims May 21, 2013
- Budget cuts force Head Start to close Edgewood Homes facility May 21, 2013
- Longo services December 11, 2003
- City accepts recreation center bids, but won' t proceed with building until Fritzel provides infrastructure costs May 21, 2013
- KU baseball gets involved in Moore, Okla., relief effort May 21, 2013
- Lions face one more test February 29, 2008
- Opinion: Wayne Selden sizes up recruits May 21, 2013
