Canfield, Marlene M. Komara,


A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, January 10, 2015 at 10:00 am at  St. Christine Church for Marlene M. Komara who died Saturday, December 27, 2014 at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center. Marlene was born in Youngstown on October 16, 1952, daughter of the late Michael and Marilou (Shublock) Meelich and was a lifelong resident of Canfield. Marlene graduated from Struthers High School in 1970. She attended college at Youngstown State University, and worked at Komara Jewelers.


Although she loved her career, her passion was her children. Marlene was a wonderful mother, friend, wife and sister. She lived her life putting others needs before hers, and got great joy from it. She had a smile for everyone. She will be missed by all who knew her. 


Marlene leaves her two daughters Kristen Marie ( Ryan) Komara of Chicago, Brianna (Jason) Komara-Pridon of Canfield and her son Robert SM (Rebecca Basista) Komara of Poland, her husband Robert S Komara and her sister Mickey Meelich along with her grandchildren, Collin and Brennan Van Tiem, Robby Komara Jr.,Penelope Pridon and her mother-in-law, Ruth Komara.

Visiting hours will be held on Friday, January 9, 2015 from 5:00 - 7:00 pm at Kirila Funeral Home, Inc, 258 Poland Avenue in Struthers. 

One of Marlene’s favorite poems:
One night I dreamed a dream.
As I was walking along the beach with my Lord.
Across the dark sky flashed scenes from my life.
For each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand,
One belonging to me and one to my Lord.
After the last scene of my life flashed before me,
I looked back at the footprints in the sand.
I noticed that at many times along the path of my life,
especially at the very lowest and saddest times,
there was only one set of footprints.
This really troubled me, so I asked the Lord about it.
“Lord, you said once I decided to follow you,
You'd walk with me all the way.
But I noticed that during the saddest and most troublesome times of my life,
there was only one set of footprints.
I don't understand why, when I needed You the most, You would leave me.”
He whispered, “My precious child, I love you and will never leave you
Never, ever, during your trials and testings.
When you saw only one set of footprints,
It was then that I carried you.”

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