Marianne C. Warnick died peacefully on February 9, 2015, surrounded by her family. She was predeceased by her husband of sixty-three years, Robert S. Warnick and by her son, Richard J. Warnick. She is survived by her loving children and their spouses, Barbara and Edward Silberman, Christine Warnick, Nancy and Paul Kerrigan, Douglas Warnick, Stephen and Jean Warnick, Marian and Gary Nihan, Thomas Warnick, Christopher Warnick, Christina Yang, David and Christine Warnick, and Paul and Moira Warnick. She is also survived by twenty-seven grandchildren and four great -grandchildren.

Marianne Warnick was a devoted mother, a classically trained opera singer, a highly regarded foreign language translator, and a dedicated family genealogist. Born in Philadelphia, she graduated from Chestnut Hill College and earned her master's in French from Harvard University at the age of sixty. She was an insatiable reader who loved music, gardening, bridge and being with her family.

Funeral from the Douglass, Edgerley and Bessom Funeral Home 25 Sanborn St. (Corner of Woburn St.) Reading on Friday, February 13 at 9:30 am, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Agnes Church, 186 Woburn St. Reading at 10:30am. Burial is private. Funeral home visiting hours Thursday from 3pm-7pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Joslin Diabetes Clinic, 1 Joslin Place, Suite 745, Boston MA, 02215. For online guest book, visit johnbdouglassfuneralhome.com.