Louann F. Watson, 84, passed to the Kingdom of God at 1:34 a.m. Monday, August 3, 2015 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Plymouth with her family at her side.

Louann and her twin sister, Joann were born on Nov. 9, 1930, in Fort Wayne, to Ross Iwan and Irma Bell (Voiral) Marquardt.

She graduated from Fort Wayne Wayne Northside High School Class of 1949.

In New York, Louann married Allyn M. Kelsey, whom she met in Wilmette, Ill. at the Baha’i Temple. The couple moved to Warsaw in 1963. He preceded her in death in 1965.

She would after some time meet Marshall Alan Watson and marry in July of 1972. The couple would make Plymouth their home soon after. He preceded her in death in 2012.

Louann worked as a cashier for Martin’s Supermarket in Plymouth for almost 30 years, until her retirement in 2012. She loved the many shoppers she had come to know. After retirement, she then enjoyed tending to her flower gardens and water coloring.

Louann is survived by her three children: Gene Robert (Michele) Kelsey, St. Matthews, S.C.; Lynann Kelsey, South Bend; and Beth L. (Jeff) Schoberg, Plymouth; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren, with a ninth expected soon. An older sister: Dorothy McClellan, Howe; also survives.

She was preceded in death by her husbands; parents; a daughter: Marta Kelsey-Kamali; and siblings: twin sister: Joann (Charles) Sudhop; and brothers: Paul and Dale Marquardt.

Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. August 4, in the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, Plymouth, with the Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is, South Bend. Friends may call one hour prior to services in the funeral home.

Burial will be in the New Oakhill Cemetery.

Memorial contributions can be made to the American Diabetes Association.