Marjorie Horwitz

Marjorie Horwitz (nee Fleisher), mother and grandmother (Bubbie) extraordinaire, blessed her family for almost 100 years. She was first generation American born in Philadelphia in 1923 to Jewish Ukrainian immigrant parents, Mollie and Philip. She and her younger brother, Melvin, grew up in the Logan section of Philadelphia. During her elementary school years, Marjorie showed so much academic aptitude that she was advanced 2 grades. She later attended the prestigious Philadelphia High School for Girls. Post graduation, she sacrificed attending college to care for her ill father.

In 1956, Marjorie married Curtis Horwitz and became stepmother to Lance. Three years later, Marjorie and Curtis had their only child together, a daughter, Phyllis. Marjorie lived with her husband and daughter in Northeast Philadelphia until Curtis’ career as a nursing home administrator gave them the opportunity to live in cities such as New York and St. Louis. Eventually, in 1976, Marjorie and her family returned to their roots in Philadelphia.

Over her lifetime, Marjorie had a varied and interesting career that included working for the Army Signal Corps, Girl Scouts, Narcotic Addiction Control Commission, and Temple University. During her last of employment as secretary to the Assistant Dean at Temple University Ambler Campus, her value and work ethic were recognized when she received the “Employee of the Campus” award. Marjorie was also politically active in the ERA (Equal Rights Amendment) movement for women during the 1970’s and 80’s. She was a pioneering member of NOW (National Organization for Women) and was one of the founders of the Montgomery County Chapter which is still in operation today.

Although she didn’t go to college, Marjorie attended college classes until her late 70s to satisfy her great thirst for learning. She was very well read, cultured, sophisticated, and knowledgeable in many areas including politics and history, to name a few. Throughout her life, you could always find her reading the newspaper cover to cover every day to keep up with current events in the world. In addition, Marjorie had a great passion for opera, art, ballet, and folk music. Though, if you were to ask Marjorie, she would say her greatest passion was her love for her family. After her husband’s passing in 1998, she devoted the rest of her life to her children and grandchildren. Marjorie was deeply beloved and admired by her family and all those who came to know her. She was someone of great character who modeled selflessness and unconditional caring in ways that made everyone around her feel loved and accepted.

Marjorie passed peacefully, with family on August 9, 2023, and is survived by her daughter Phyllis (Brian) Ivey and stepson Lance (Susan) Horwitz, her grandchildren, Jessica and Jason Ivey, Daniel (Miye) Horwitz, Julie (Frank Nelson) Horwitz and her great grandchildren, Jonah and Caleb Horwitz and Oscar Nelson.

Friends and family are invited to attend the Funeral Service on Thursday, August 17, 2023, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Lamb Funeral Home, 101 Byberry Road, Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006. Interment will follow immediately at Shalom Memorial Park, 3573 Pine Road, Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006.

A Facebook livestream link will be provided on the day of the service 5-10 minutes before the service begins at 11:00AM. Please check back prior to service. Shiva will be held at the home of Phyllis and Brian following the services until 8:00pm and the following day, August 18, between 2:00-8:00pm. Address will be provided at the service.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made to Camp Galil https://www.campgalil.org/ or Now Organization for Women (N.O.W.) https://now.org/

(Lamb Funeral Home and the cemetery have different entrances. Please be sure to follow the signs for the funeral home located at 101 Byberry Road. Do not enter from the Forest Hills Cemetery entrance at 25 Byberry Road or the Shalom Memorial Park entrance on Pine Road.)