Marjorie M. Nemes, 91, of Wyndmoor, died May 22, 2013 in her home. Born in Bethlehem, she was a daughter of the late Evan and Ilona A. John.

She was a 1939 graduate of Liberty HS. She received a diploma in nursing from St. Luke's Hospital School of Nursing, bachelor's degrees from Lebanon Valley College and Lehigh University and a Ph.D. in Biology from Lehigh.

She was at the Rockefeller Institute and taught at the Women's Medical College, Philadelphia. She was a bio-medical consultant to hospitals and nursing homes. She was a supervisor and research scientist for Merck and Company. Upon retiring from Merck, she counseled troubled youth at Northwestern Hospital, now N.W. Institute of Psychiatry. She made bi-annual trips to the Amazon and Peruvian rainforests to collect plants for medicinal purposes and to study pre-historic birds.

She was a member of the Asa Packer and Tower Societies, Lehigh University.

She is survived by four cousins, Robert J. and Stephen Nemes, Marion Smeltzer and Gertrude Austin.

Contributions may be made to the Marjorie M. Nemes '51G Endowed Fellowship Fund, Lehigh University, Development Office, 27 Memorial Drive West, Bethlehem, PA 18015.

Arrangements were made by Connell Funeral Home Inc., Bethlehem.