Margaret Jane Pearce, 85, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018.
A daughter of the late Roy Lytle and Eva Jane Harbridge Simpson, she was born June 3, 1932, in Marion Center.
Mrs. Pearce was a graduate of Marion Center High School. She was the caregiver, Administrator and owner of Trinity Manor Personal Care Home and later helped with child care at IndiCare at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Mrs. Pearce was a member of Christ Bible Fellowship Church, where she also taught Sunday school. Jesus Christ was first in her life, followed by the love for her husband and family. The joy of the Lord was her strength and she showed that to everyone she met. Her greatest desire was that everyone would know Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. She was a selfless person, putting others before herself. When she awoke in the mornings, she was singing songs and she always loved and enjoyed God’s creation, nature, cooking and caring for others.
She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Carlton James Pearce, of Indiana; nine children: Eustace Pearce and friend Phyllis, of Mechanicsburg; Leslie Pearce, of Indiana and wife Beth, of DuBois; Everett Pearce and wife Linda, of Darien, IL; Lucinda Wells and husband Gary, of Xenia, OH; Ellen Sorce and husband Steven, of Pittsburgh; Luella Caruso and husband Dave, of Homer City; Marcella Capitosti and husband Jim, of Indiana; Laureen Coy, of Indiana; and C.J. Pearce, of Torrance; 23 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Roy A. Pearce; six siblings: Dave Simpson, Emerson Simpson, James Simpson, Robert Simpson, Earl Simpson and Mary Fulmer; two grandchildren: Jessica Lynn Pearce and James Arthur “Jimmy” Capitosti.
Friends will be received from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday and 11:30 a.m. until the time of the funeral service at 1 p.m. Sunday at Robinson-Lytle, Inc., with Pastor Paul A. Price officiating. Interment will be in Gilgal Cemetery.
The family kindly suggests memorial contributions be made to Christ Bible Fellowship Church, Old Rt. 119 S, Indiana, PA 15701.
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