Marcia Ann Molsbee, of Waukesha, passed away peacefully at Seasons Hospice on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, one day shy of her wedding anniversary to her beloved husband Steve, completing 59 wonderful years together beginning March 26, 1955. Marcia was born in Kenosha on February 28, 1936 the daughter of Leo and Bertha (nee Wincusic) Papanek. She was a graduate of Mary D. Bradford High School and proudly served her country in the United States Navy. Marcia worked as a library aide at Hadfield Elementary for many years. She enjoyed volunteering at the Blood Center of Wisconsin and at Waukesha Memorial Hospital. Marcia loved to travel, garden and to read, having a Waukesha Public Library card for 47 years. She will always be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend to many.
She will be sadly missed by her beloved husband, Stephen “Steve” of Waukesha and their children, Diane (Mark Berg) Molsbee of Waukesha, Stephen M. (Lisa) Molsbee Jr. of Brookfield and Robert (Debra Zindler) Molsbee of Hubertus. She was the dear grandmother of Jessica (Bob) Bivens, Molly Berg, Matthew Berg, Hannah Molsbee and Mei Lin Molsbee and great-grandmother of Sawyer and Harper. She is further survived by her brother James Papanek of Winter, her sister-in-law Phyllis Ann (Mark) Poppelman of Sturtevant, her nephews Gerald (Bonnie) Papanek Jr., Duane (Dawn) Walley, Christopher (Theresa) Walley and Chad Poppelman along with other relatives and many friends. She was preceded in death by her sister Mary, her brothers Gerald and Edward and her parents.
THE FAMILY REQUESTS NO FLOWERS. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONSIDER AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY, PLEASE DONATE TO THE WAUKESHA PUBLIC LIBRARY IN MARCIA'S NAME.
Honoring Marcia’s wishes, private family services will be held. In lieu of flowers, memorials are appreciated to the Waukesha Public Library, 321 Wisconsin Avenue, Waukesha, WI 53186. Randle-Dable-Brisk Funeral, Cremation and Preplanning services is honored to serve the family. For further information, please call the funeral home at 262-547-4035 or visit our website at
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