Marie Louise "Mary" (Wearin) Twombly

Marie Louise "Mary" (Wearin) Twombly, 63, of Foster Hill Road, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at Hospice House in Concord on November 2, 2004 after winning a dignified battle with Multiple System Atrophy. She was one of four children of Josiah Foster Wearin, Jr. and Mary Louise (Coolidge) Wearin and was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa on Dec. 9, 1940. Marie grew up on the family's farm in the rural Hastings area and attended Malvern High School for two years. She then attended the Annie Wright School in Tacoma, Washington where she graduated in 1958. Marie completed one year at Cornell College at Mt. Vernon, Iowa and attended Garland Junior College at Boston, MA. Marie and Alexander "Ike" S. Twombly III were married at the Methodist Church in Malvern, Iowa on Dec. 28, 1962.

Following Ike's discharge from the Air Force in 1967, they settled in Henniker, NH. Their marriage was blessed with three sons, Peter, Andrew, and Frederick. Marie enjoyed being a homemaker until 1985, when she became an interior decorator for restaurants. She later worked for Lake Sunapee Region Visiting Nurse Association as a home health caregiver and spent long periods of time caring for her aging parents. Due to failing health, she was forced to retire in November 2000. Marie was a member of The First Baptist Church of New London, NH and served two terms on the Henniker School Board. Her enjoyments included acting as Cub Scout den leader, working in her flower gardens, and hiking in 1980 with her husband to Mt. Everest Base Camp. She was always very generous and caring toward others.

Marie was preceded in death by her father. Her present family includes sons, Peter Twombly of Henniker, NH, Andrew Twombly of Waukegan, Illinois, and Frederick Twombly and his wife, Robin of Henniker, NH; three grandchildren, Logan, Sawyer, and Savannah Twombly; her mother, Mary Louise Wearin of Louisville, CO; sisters, Jane Lieb and husband, William, of Spirit Lake, Iowa, and Priscilla Wagener and husband, Dr. Jeffrey, of Boulder, CO; brother Josiah C. Wearin and wife, Karin Hofmann, of rural Red Oak, IA; nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.

A funeral service was held on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2004 at 1:00 P.M. at The First Baptist Church of New London, NH. A visitation for the public will be held on Saturday November 20, 2004, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Mansfield-Hertz Funeral Home in Malvern, Iowa. Private burial will be in the Olive Wearin Cemetery, Hastings, Iowa.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to help children attend field trips in the Henniker area school district. Those may be sent to SAU #24, Attn: Pam Shepard, P.O. Box 2417, Henniker, NH 03242. Chadwick Funeral Service of New London, NH and Mansfield-Hertz Funeral Home of Malvern, Iowa are in charge of arrangements.