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CHATHAM — Marcia Robinson (Duffie) Durfor, a Chatham resident for over 50 years, passed away peacefully on July 27, 2011. Born in Dorchester, Mass on October 25, 1927, Marcia was the beloved widow and Gold Star Wife of Donald E. Durfor (USMC deceased), and loving mother of Marianne Durfor of East Harwich, Mass, Michael W. Durfor and his wife Holly Simpson-Durfor of Sunapee NH, and Susan Haskell and her husband Andrew Haskell of Chatham Mass. She is survived by her two sisters Ann Fleck of Norwood, Mass. and Jean Gardner and her husband Irving Gardner of Yarmouth, Mass. She is also survived by her 6 grandchildren, Kevin Dignam and Stephen Dignam both of E. Harwich, Mass., Hartwell Durfor of Los Angeles, Ca, Hayley Durfor of Sunapee, N.H., Grace Haskell and Lizzie Haskell of Chatham, Mass, her nephew William Fleck of Franklin, Mass, her niece Carol Whetzel of Chambersburg, PA., and her nephew Jeffrey Gardner of Cambridge, Mass. She was predeceased by her faithful companion of 20 years, "Mikey" the cat.
An accomplished Chatham Artist in all media including watercolor, acrylics and oils, and a member of the Cape Cod Art Association, she was known for her local scenes of Chatham and Cape Cod, and operated the "Pigment and Pine Shop" Art Gallery and Studio, and the "Marcia Durfor Studio" on Heritage Lane in Chatham for many years. The Chatham Lighthouse was a favorite subject along with the Gibbs Lighthouse in Bermuda, where she visited and also sold her artwork, to the point of dubbing her "Lighthouse Marcia". She was an excellent pianist and organist. Her repertoire was notable for the Marine Corps Hymn, the Chattanooga Choo-Choo, Old Cape Cod, Because of You and Broadway show tunes. She was well known as a "character" both inside and out who survived open heart surgery and a battle with Hodgkin's Cancer. She was very proud of her Associates in Arts Degree from the Cape Cod Community College in 1979, which she successfully pursued after her dear husband had departed in 1974. She valued her work at Jordan Marsh and Lady Grace in the Cape Cod Mall as a mastectomy fitter, and her designation as the official "Flag Lady" from the Chatham VFW Post # 8607, of which she was a life member. Marcia was known by all for being the resident expert for the proper display of the American Flag, and she was a member of the Fleet Reserve Association, Unit # 353.
In lieu of flowers please make any donations in Marcia's name to the Wounded Warrior Project to help injured or disabled veterans at http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org.
Friends and family are invited to visiting hours 1:00-3:00PM on Wednesday August 3, 2011 at the Nickerson Funeral Home on Crowell Road in Chatham, and to the brief graveside service and interment at 4:00PM at the Durfor family plot in the Union Cemetery on Route 28 in Chatham.
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CHATHAM — Marcia Robinson (Duffie) Durfor, a Chatham resident for over 50 years, passed away peacefully on July 27, 2011. Born in Dorchester, Mass on October 25, 1927, Marcia was the beloved widow and Gold Star Wife of Donald E. Durfor (USMC deceased), and loving mother of Marianne Durfor of East Harwich, Mass, Michael W. Durfor and his wife Holly Simpson-Durfor of Sunapee NH, and Susan Haskell and her husband Andrew Haskell of Chatham Mass. She is survived by her two sisters Ann Fleck of Norwood, Mass. and Jean Gardner and her husband Irving Gardner of Yarmouth, Mass. She is also survived by her 6 grandchildren, Kevin Dignam and Stephen Dignam both of E. Harwich, Mass., Hartwell Durfor of Los Angeles, Ca, Hayley Durfor of Sunapee, N.H., Grace Haskell and Lizzie Haskell of Chatham, Mass, her nephew William Fleck of Franklin, Mass, her niece Carol Whetzel of Chambersburg, PA., and her nephew Jeffrey Gardner of Cambridge, Mass. She was predeceased by her faithful companion of 20 years, "Mikey" the cat.
An accomplished Chatham Artist in all media including watercolor, acrylics and oils, and a member of the Cape Cod Art Association, she was known for her local scenes of Chatham and Cape Cod, and operated the "Pigment and Pine Shop" Art Gallery and Studio, and the "Marcia Durfor Studio" on Heritage Lane in Chatham for many years. The Chatham Lighthouse was a favorite subject along with the Gibbs Lighthouse in Bermuda, where she visited and also sold her artwork, to the point of dubbing her "Lighthouse Marcia". She was an excellent pianist and organist. Her repertoire was notable for the Marine Corps Hymn, the Chattanooga Choo-Choo, Old Cape Cod, Because of You and Broadway show tunes. She was well known as a "character" both inside and out who survived open heart surgery and a battle with Hodgkin's Cancer. She was very proud of her Associates in Arts Degree from the Cape Cod Community College in 1979, which she successfully pursued after her dear husband had departed in 1974. She valued her work at Jordan Marsh and Lady Grace in the Cape Cod Mall as a mastectomy fitter, and her designation as the official "Flag Lady" from the Chatham VFW Post # 8607, of which she was a life member. Marcia was known by all for being the resident expert for the proper display of the American Flag, and she was a member of the Fleet Reserve Association, Unit # 353.
In lieu of flowers please make any donations in Marcia's name to the Wounded Warrior Project to help injured or disabled veterans at http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org.
Friends and family are invited to visiting hours 1:00-3:00PM on Wednesday August 3, 2011 at the Nickerson Funeral Home on Crowell Road in Chatham, and to the brief graveside service and interment at 4:00PM at the Durfor family plot in the Union Cemetery on Route 28 in Chatham.
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CHATHAM — Marcia Robinson (Duffie) Durfor, a Chatham resident for over 50 years, passed away peacefully on July 27, 2011. Born in Dorchester, Mass on October 25, 1927, Marcia was the beloved widow and Gold Star Wife of Donald E. Durfor (USMC deceased), and loving mother of Marianne Durfor of East Harwich, Mass, Michael W. Durfor and his wife Holly Simpson-Durfor of Sunapee NH, and Susan Haskell and her husband Andrew Haskell of Chatham Mass. She is survived by her two sisters Ann Fleck of Norwood, Mass. and Jean Gardner and her husband Irving Gardner of Yarmouth, Mass. She is also survived by her 6 grandchildren, Kevin Dignam and Stephen Dignam both of E. Harwich, Mass., Hartwell Durfor of Los Angeles, Ca, Hayley Durfor of Sunapee, N.H., Grace Haskell and Lizzie Haskell of Chatham, Mass, her nephew William Fleck of Franklin, Mass, her niece Carol Whetzel of Chambersburg, PA., and her nephew Jeffrey Gardner of Cambridge, Mass. She was predeceased by her faithful companion of 20 years, "Mikey" the cat.
An accomplished Chatham Artist in all media including watercolor, acrylics and oils, and a member of the Cape Cod Art Association, she was known for her local scenes of Chatham and Cape Cod, and operated the "Pigment and Pine Shop" Art Gallery and Studio, and the "Marcia Durfor Studio" on Heritage Lane in Chatham for many years. The Chatham Lighthouse was a favorite subject along with the Gibbs Lighthouse in Bermuda, where she visited and also sold her artwork, to the point of dubbing her "Lighthouse Marcia". She was an excellent pianist and organist. Her repertoire was notable for the Marine Corps Hymn, the Chattanooga Choo-Choo, Old Cape Cod, Because of You and Broadway show tunes. She was well known as a "character" both inside and out who survived open heart surgery and a battle with Hodgkin's Cancer. She was very proud of her Associates in Arts Degree from the Cape Cod Community College in 1979, which she successfully pursued after her dear husband had departed in 1974. She valued her work at Jordan Marsh and Lady Grace in the Cape Cod Mall as a mastectomy fitter, and her designation as the official "Flag Lady" from the Chatham VFW Post # 8607, of which she was a life member. Marcia was known by all for being the resident expert for the proper display of the American Flag, and she was a member of the Fleet Reserve Association, Unit # 353.
In lieu of flowers please make any donations in Marcia's name to the Wounded Warrior Project to help injured or disabled veterans at http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org.
Friends and family are invited to visiting hours 1:00-3:00PM on Wednesday August 3, 2011 at the Nickerson Funeral Home on Crowell Road in Chatham, and to the brief graveside service and interment at 4:00PM at the Durfor family plot in the Union Cemetery on Route 28 in Chatham.
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CHATHAM — Marcia Robinson (Duffie) Durfor, a Chatham resident for over 50 years, passed away peacefully on July 27, 2011. Born in Dorchester, Mass on October 25, 1927, Marcia was the beloved widow and Gold Star Wife of Donald E. Durfor (USMC deceased), and loving mother of Marianne Durfor of East Harwich, Mass, Michael W. Durfor and his wife Holly Simpson-Durfor of Sunapee NH, and Susan Haskell and her husband Andrew Haskell of Chatham Mass. She is survived by her two sisters Ann Fleck of Norwood, Mass. and Jean Gardner and her husband Irving Gardner of Yarmouth, Mass. She is also survived by her 6 grandchildren, Kevin Dignam and Stephen Dignam both of E. Harwich, Mass., Hartwell Durfor of Los Angeles, Ca, Hayley Durfor of Sunapee, N.H., Grace Haskell and Lizzie Haskell of Chatham, Mass, her nephew William Fleck of Franklin, Mass, her niece Carol Whetzel of Chambersburg, PA., and her nephew Jeffrey Gardner of Cambridge, Mass. She was predeceased by her faithful companion of 20 years, "Mikey" the cat.
An accomplished Chatham Artist in all media including watercolor, acrylics and oils, and a member of the Cape Cod Art Association, she was known for her local scenes of Chatham and Cape Cod, and operated the "Pigment and Pine Shop" Art Gallery and Studio, and the "Marcia Durfor Studio" on Heritage Lane in Chatham for many years. The Chatham Lighthouse was a favorite subject along with the Gibbs Lighthouse in Bermuda, where she visited and also sold her artwork, to the point of dubbing her "Lighthouse Marcia". She was an excellent pianist and organist. Her repertoire was notable for the Marine Corps Hymn, the Chattanooga Choo-Choo, Old Cape Cod, Because of You and Broadway show tunes. She was well known as a "character" both inside and out who survived open heart surgery and a battle with Hodgkin's Cancer. She was very proud of her Associates in Arts Degree from the Cape Cod Community College in 1979, which she successfully pursued after her dear husband had departed in 1974. She valued her work at Jordan Marsh and Lady Grace in the Cape Cod Mall as a mastectomy fitter, and her designation as the official "Flag Lady" from the Chatham VFW Post # 8607, of which she was a life member. Marcia was known by all for being the resident expert for the proper display of the American Flag, and she was a member of the Fleet Reserve Association, Unit # 353.
In lieu of flowers please make any donations in Marcia's name to the Wounded Warrior Project to help injured or disabled veterans at http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org.
Friends and family are invited to visiting hours 1:00-3:00PM on Wednesday August 3, 2011 at the Nickerson Funeral Home on Crowell Road in Chatham, and to the brief graveside service and interment at 4:00PM at the Durfor family plot in the Union Cemetery on Route 28 in Chatham.
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