Rumson-raised Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) 1965 graduate Marion Konow Frazee, of Red Bank, lost her battle with cancer on March 8 at Riverview Medical Center. She was 74.
A devoted wife, beloved mother and proud grandmother, Marion was known to always dote on her family, “providing endless love, affection and guidance,” family said in her obituary.
After growing up in Rumson, Marion married her husband Dennis (Michael) Frazee and moved to Red Bank where they raised their family and had since resided for about 57 years.
A longtime stay-at-home mother, raising her children and caring for her mother, Marion entered the workforce in 1980 as a floral designer, working for Bridle & Latham Florist in Red Bank until 1991, when she went to work at Barth’s Fair Haven Florist until 1999.
After a several year hiatus, Marion went to work for Saker Shop Rite of Middletown, belonging to UFCW, local 1262 and retiring in 2014.
Marion is predeceased by: her parents Francis and Frances (Rodemaker) Konow; and, her brothers, Louis and Frank Konow.
She is survived by: her husband, Dennis (Mike) Frazee, of Red Bank; her son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Stacy Frazee of Middletown; her daughter and son in law, Michelle and Michael Welsh of Little Silver; her grandchildren Mackenzie and Kevin Welsh and Michael and Ryan Frazee and several nieces and nephews.
There will be a visitation on Sunday, March 13, from 3 to 7 p.m. and a prayer service on Monday, March 14, at 10:30 a.m. at the John E. Day Funeral Home, Red Bank. Interment will immediately follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Middletown.
— Edited obituary prepared by family via John E. Day Funeral Home
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