Marion H. Rush (Honke)

SIOUX CITY -- Marion Rush, 61, formerly of Sioux City, passed away Dec. 29, 2009, at her home in Lake Bluff, Ill.
Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Saturday in Calvary Cemetery, Sioux City. Arrangements are under the direction of Larkin Northside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home.
She was the wife and best friend to her husband, Charles, and mother of Charles III and Edward. Born and raised in Sioux City, with brother Max, she was the daughter of Edward and Ava Clare Honke. Growing up surrounded by family and friends, Marion excelled both academically and at the game of golf. In 1980, she felt very fortunate to have been reunited with her birth parents, Reed and Shirley Jensen, of New Orleans, along with brothers and sisters, Kurt, Bruce, Tiffany and Julie. Her new family was immediately embraced by her mother, Ava Clare. Marion graduated from Barat College in 1969, and while attending Barat she met her husband Charles in Lake Forest. She also attended the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service.