Obituary of Marion Knowles

Knowles, Marion H. (nee Hazelton), age 86 of Mahwah died on September 24, 2013. Born in Jamaica, NY she was a resident of Cape May before moving to Mahwah in 2001. Marion graduated from Queens College in 1967 and St. John's University in 1972 obtaining two masters degrees. She was a guidance counselor, a New York City teacher in various New York schools, a parishioner of Guardian Angel RC Church in Allendale, NJ and a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post # 4787 in Whitestone, NY. Survivors include her beloved husband of 63 years Robert O. Knowles, two loving daughters: Dr. Barbara Fenning and her husband Kevin and Susan C. Miles and her husband Tim. Also surviving are four grandchildren: Matthew, Jason, David and Kate Miles. Visitation will be held on Friday, September 27, 2013 from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, www.vpfh.com, 257 Godwin Ave., Wyckoff, NJ (201-891-3400). A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, September 28, 2013 at 11:00 AM at Guardian Angel RC Church, 320 Franklin Turnpike, Allendale, NJ. Interment will be private.