Marcine Kartchner Shuck, 91, passed Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, in Lake Havasu, with family by her side. She was born Sept. 28, 1931, in Woodruff, to Nowlin D. and Leora (Turley) Kartchner. Marcine lived the first 15 years in Linden, attending school in Linden, Clay Springs, Burton, Show Low and Snowflake. Marcine attended the seventh and eighth grades at Snowflake School District, where she was valedictorian of the eighth grade class. Marcine moved to Woodruff in 1946. She attended Holbrook High School, graduating in 1948 as valedictorian. She attended Arizona State University and graduated with a degree in elementary education in 1952. The next two years were spent teaching school in Bagdad, Arizona, where she met her husband, Ronald Francis Shuck. They were married June 19, 1954, in Woodruff. That fall Ron and Marcine moved to Tucson, where Ron enrolled in the University of Arizona. They lived in Tucson until Ronald graduated as a mining engineer and she taught school. They lived in different towns in Arizona, Utah, New Mexico and California. Marcine worked several positions in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Ron and Marcine moved to La Canada, Calif., in 1971 to raise their two children. In 1989, Marcine and Ron moved to Lake Havasu City. Marcine had a passion for reading and her callings at church. She loved playing card games with friends and spending time with the Empty Nesters group. Her husband, parents, and brothers, Lyle Turley, Floyd Leon and Clinton Wayne Kartchner preceded her in death. Survivors are a daughter, Leslie Ann Whitehead; son, Ronald Kevin Shuck; two sisters, Erlene (Jack) Plumb and Venla Neilsen; seven grandchildren, Morgan Elizabeth (Matthew) Palmer, Kirsten Noelle (Ryan) Wiemer, Austin James (Megan) Whitehead, Noah Anson (Jessica) Whitehead, Katelyn Elizabeth Shuck, Brandon Ronald Shuck and Sarandon Page Shuck; and three great grandchildren Harrison, Clark and Rosalie Palmer. Services will be held at 1 p.m., on Saturday, Aug. 19, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Woodruff Ward Chapel. Interment will be in the Woodruff Cemetery. The Lake Havasu City service will be held at 4:30 p.m., on Thursday, Aug. 17, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Ward Chapel.
