Margaret M. (Marble) Duffies

Margaret Avalon Duffies (nee Marble), age 87, formerly of Newbury, passed away peacefully on January 3, 2026, at the David Simpson Hospice House in Cleveland, Ohio.

Margaret was born on January 27, 1938 in Cleveland to Forest and Mary (Cartmell) Marble. She graduated from Solon High School in 1955 and remained active in the alumni.  Her talents included cross stitch, animal care and gardening.  Margaret was a long-standing member of the Master Gardeners.  She loved traveling and seeing the wonderful landscapes God created.  She was a longtime member of Parkside and Valley Lutheran Church.

Margaret will be deeply missed by her loving family: her children, Marie (Randy) Beard, Becky Rates, and Jeff Avalon; her grandchildren, Theresa (Lawrence) Fallow, Jeremy (Betsy), and Justin Beard, Colette (Jeff) Germek, Jordan, Nikki and Bryan Avalon; great grandchildren, Gabriel (Haley) and Seth Davis, Marshall Fallow, Cameron, Sarah and Sophie Germek; and many dear friends.

She was preceded in death by her husbands, Douglas Duffies and Robert Avalon; her parents, her brother, Robert Marble, and her beloved sister, Edith Hayner.

A MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT 10:00 AM, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH, 2026 AT PARKSIDE CHURCH, 7100 PETTIBONE RD., CHAGRIN FALLS, OH. A Celebration of Life will also be held in the spring at the Atrium of Aurora.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are requested to be made to either The Salvation Army or Rescue Village.

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