Marlene Leah. Lazaroff, age 88, passed away peacefully Monday, February 3, 2020 in Woodbridge Virginia at Sentara Medical Center.
Marlene was born on October 15, 1931 in Cleveland, the daughter of the late Oscar Otto Zarnke and Henrietta (Albers) Zarnke. Marlene lived most of her life as a resident of northeast Ohio living in Cleveland, Youngstown, Massillon, Akron, Canal Fulton and Canton. She moved to Virginia in 2018 to be close to her immediate family. She was a 1949 graduate of Washington High School in Massillon. Marlene was a member of St. Jacob Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jackson Township, Ohio for 42 years.
Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Carl Stephen Lazaroff in 2012, her son, James Russell Lazaroff in 1974; and her sister, Lorna Ethel Brown (nee Zarnke) in 1997.
She leaves to cherish her memory: her son Mark (Ilka-Ulrike) Lazaroff of Clifton, Va.; her grandchildren, Timothy Lazaroff and Daniel (Nadja) Lazaroff; and two great granddaughters, Lyla and Dawn Lazaroff.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at 1200 noon at St. Jacob Lutheran Church, 8697 Mudbrook Rd. NW, Massillon, OH 44646. Pastor Lynn Williamson will be officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jacob Lutheran Church.
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