Marion Sophie (Konow) Frazee, 74, of Red Bank, lost her brief but aggressive battle with cancer March 8, 2022 while surrounded by family at Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank.
Marion was a devoted wife of almost 57 years, a beloved mother and proud grandmother, always doting on her grandchildren and providing endless love, affection and guidance.
Marion was a longtime stay-at-home mother, raising her children and caring for her mother. She 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 grew up in Rumson and was a 1965 graduate of Rumson-Fair Haven High School. She married her husband Dennis (Michael) Frazee and moved to Red Bank where they raised their family and have since resided for 56-plus years.
Marion enjoyed many years at the family’s summer beach house as a resident and shareholder of Barley Point Island on the Navesink River in Rumson. She enjoyed spending summers on the beach (“down the island”) with a very special group of friends, swimming, boating, relaxing and socializing in the warm river breezes. A “social butterfly,” she always enjoyed participating with her husband and friends in helping at annual fundraising and social events for the Red Bank Fire Department’s Liberty Hose Company.
Marion was predeceased by her parents, Francis and Frances (Rodemaker) Konow, and her brothers, Louis Konow and Francis (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.
Visitation was held March 13 with a prayer service March 14 at the John E. Day Funeral Home, Red Bank. Interment followed at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Middletown.
Please visit Marion’s memorial website at johnedayfuneralhome.com.
The article originally appeared in the March 17 – 23, 2022 print edition of The Two River Times.
