Marilyn Kay Shankster, 71, rural Silver Lake, died at 8:50 a.m. Thursday, April 13, 2023, at home.

She was born May 16, 1951. On Nov. 20, 1976, she married Carl S. Shankster, who survives.

She also is survived by her children, Frederick (Wendy) Shankster, Wonewoc, Wis., Steven (Susannah) Shankster, Claypool, Mary Frances Shankster, North Manchester, Simeon (Melanie) Shankster, Santo, Haiti, Esther Shankster, Silver Lake, Christy Shankster, Silver Lake, Karen Shankster, Silver Lake, Reuben Shankster, New Paris, Ohio; 15 grandchildren; and siblings, Alvin (Connie) Cook, Silver Lake, Martha (Charles) Burbank, Silver Lake, Jeffrey (Pam) Cook, Beaver Dam, and Eldon Cook, Silver Lake.

Smith & Sons Funeral Homes, South Whitley, is handling arrangments.