Marjorie Jean (Ronan) Amies of St. Louis, Mo., went peacefully home to the Lord on Aug. 28, 2007, after a courageous struggle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Marge was born in St. Johnsbury, Vt., on Sept. 13, 1942, the daughter of Ernestine F. and Robert H. Ronan Sr. She attended grade school at Mt. Hunger School and graduated from Lyndon Institute in 1960. In 1961, she married Robert LeBlanc and they had two daughters. He passed away in 1977. In 1994, she married Gerry Amies. She was a member of St. Timothy's Episcopal Church in St. Louis and was active in the ALS Association and the Muscular Dystrophy Association. She was very talented in the arts and writing and loved being involved in crafts. She is survived by her loving husband, Gerry Amies; her daughters, Kelly (LeBlanc) Davis and her husband, Kenny of South Wheelock, Vt., Kathy (LeBlanc) Kauffman of St. Charles, Mo., Anne-Marie (Amies) Oelschlager and her husband, Brant of Seattle, Wash.; and son Simon Amies of St. Louis, Mo. Also surviving are her mother, Ernestine Ronan of Concord, N.C.; her sister, Betsy (Ronan) DeLaBruere and her husband, Robert Sr. of St. Johnsbury; her brothers Robert Jr. of Surfside Beach, S.C., and Jeffrey Sr. and his wife, Linda of Concord, N.C.; her grandchildren, Kerri LeBlanc, Chelsey and Cortney Davis, Luke and Chloey Kauffman, and Kurt, Matthew and Lincoln Oelschlager; her great-grandchildren, Hannah and Christopher Baker; and special friends Brigitte Gutsche, Sharon Kralicek, Tom and Sandy Bradley, Jerry Radloff and Don Finger; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by her father, Robert H. Ronan Sr.; her first husband, Robert LeBlanc; and her granddaughter, Kaisie Davis. A memorial service was held Sept. 22, 2007, at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church in St. Louis with her friend, the Rev. Jack Fleming, officiating.