Marilyn Lucille (Young) Buckert, 89, of Carthage, passed away at 6:25 PM, Tuesday, December 1, 2020, at Memorial Hospital in Carthage.

Marilyn was born January 19, 1931, in Plymouth, Illinois, the daughter of Roscoe and Doshia (Hough) Young the youngest of five children.  In 1948, she was united in marriage to Robert Curtis.  They had four sons, Christopher, Rodney, Michael and Robert Curtis.  She worked for Shaeffer Pen and was a bartender for eight years at the Wood Inn in Carthage. In 1975 she married Harold Buckert and became the step-mother of three children, Diana, Phyllis and Tommy.  She was a life member of the VFW Auxiliary in Carthage.

Marilyn is survived by three sons, Christopher (Susie) Curtis of Columbia, Illinois, Michael (Chips) Curtis of Warsaw and Robert Curtis of Seattle, Washington; three step-children, Diana (Kenny) Jones of Warsaw, Phyllis Frey of Keokuk and Tommy (Laura) Buckert of Hamilton, Illinois; three grandchildren; seven step-grandchildren; five great grandchildren, several great great grandchildren; a special niece, Rosemary (Bill) Churchill; and nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold; a son, Rodney L. Curtis; and four siblings, Arlene Biery, Kenneth Young, Eloise Harris and Bernice Lyon.

Services will be held at 10:00 AM Tuesday, December 8, 2020 Printy Funeral Home in Carthage with burial in the Keokuk National Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the V.F.W. Auxiliary or donor’s choice.