Marion "Margie" Seckendorf

Rochester, NH: Marion “Margie” Seckendorf, 75, died Thursday July 15, 2010 at Kindred Healthcare in Peabody, MA after a long period of failing health.

Margie was born in Watertown, MA on January 19, 1935, the daughter of Warren and Esther (Haskins) Dutton and was raised in West Newton, MA. She married in 1953 to Howard Seckendorf Jr. and lived the life of a military family for twenty years. She the lived in Alton Bay, NH with her longtime companion Joe Fisher and recently moved back to Rochester. Prior to her retirement she worked as a waitress for various local restaurants and also worked as a receptionist for Dr. Ellis. Margie was predeceased by a brother, Warren Dutton, her longtime companion, Joe Fisher in 2008 and by her eldest son, Howard Seckendorf III.

Surviving members of the family include: Warren Seckendorf of Litchfield, NH, three daughters Deborah Bundza of Rochester, NH, Becky Ruel and her husband Michael of Old Orchard Beach, ME, and Mary Seckendorf of Rochester, NH, one daughter in law, Kim Seckendorf of Barrington, NH, two brothers, John Dutton of Sacramento, CA, and James Dutton of Fryeburg, ME, two sisters, Eleanor Lumbardo of Londonderry, NH and Mary Dutton of Fremont, NH. She also leaves seventeen grandchildren, and was looking forward to the arrival of her sixteenth great grandchild, as well as several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Visitation will be held at the H. J. Grondin & Son Funeral Home, 177 North Main Street, Rochester, NH on Wednesday from 2:00 to 4:00 and 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Services will be held at 10:00 AM on Thursday in the chapel of the funeral home, followed by burial in Kimball Cemetery in Rochester.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Rochester Rotary Charities, (“Howies Field of Dreams” in the memo line), c/o Rochester Rotary Club P. O. Box 779, Rochester, NH 03866-0779. To sign the on-line guest book, or for directions, please visit www.GrondinFuneralHome.com.