Marjorie L. (Muzzey) Rogers NEWPORT — Marjorie L. (Muzzey) Rogers, 102, peacefully passed away on July 4, 2020, at Summercrest Senior Living in Newport, New Hampshire. Marjorie was born on Aug. 30, 1917, in Newbury, New Hampshire, to the late Earle and Mildred (Morgan) Muzzey. She was raised in Newbury where she attended Newbury Center School before moving to Newport in eighth grade. She graduated from Towle High School with the class of 1934 and then went to Plymouth Teacher College and graduated in 1938. Marjorie taught at the Hillsboro High School from 1938 to 1940. In 1940, she went to work for the Sullivan County Superior Court as a deputy clerk, where she stayed until 1992. She then became a private secretary for McCrillis & Eldridge before finally retiring at Summercrest in 2016. Marjorie was predeceased by her parents; her husband, Walter J. Rogers; daughter, Linda (Rogers) Manning, and an infant daughter, Kathy. Surviving family includes her grandchildren, Thomas Manning of Hooksett, Timothy Manning of Goffstown, Paul Manning Jr. of Manchester, Walter Manning of Bow, and Joseph Manning of Manchester; 13 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Saturday, July 18, 2020, at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick’s Catholic Parish in Newport, New Hampshire. Burial will immediately follow in St. Patrick Cemetery in Newport, New Hampshire. Newton-Bartlett Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
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