Marguerite Elaine Koons

December 5, 1926 - December 4, 2020

On Friday, December 4, 2020, Marguerite Elaine Koons (Stone, Eckertson, Bagby) passed away peacefully at home hours before her 94th birthday. Born in Meadville, PA, to Clifford and Frieda (Freda Bruehl) Stone. She told fond stories of her childhood at the Cleveland Christian Home and her lifetime of educating people. She earned a B.A., with a major in psychology, from Allegheny College in 1949. She was actively involved as a student in Terrapins synchronized swimming club, modern dance club, outing club, saddle club, and French club. Her M.S. in Education (reading specialty) was from Lake Erie College, Painesville, OH. In 1964 she owned and operated The Reading Center in Mentor, Ohio. Later in Roseville, OH, she helped non-readers and underperforming readers become proficient readers, remediating hundreds of children and adults. She chronicled her teaching methods in, Reading is Easy. Recently she authored Corky’s Recollections and Clifford Alsworth Stone, My Father’s Amazing Story. Survived by her children, Jon Eckertson (Linda), Leonora Jayne (Ken), Gail Bowman (Brent), Curtis Eckertson (Julie), Frederick Eckertson (Beatrice) and numerous nieces, nephews, grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her mother, father, stepmother Ora, brother Al, and husband Edwin Koons. She had a passion for the Zanesville Women’s Club, Country Baptist Church, Smile Train, and many other organizations and charities. A Zoom meeting memorial will be held Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020 at 11 AM, Eastern Time. To receive a Zoom invitation for the online memorial, please contact: snookm98+[email protected] In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Lake Erie College Scholarship Fund, Hospice of Western Reserve, or a charity of your choice.