Marilyn Therese Stocks, 78, of Londonderry, NH passed away Monday October 31, 2022, at Parkland Medical Center of Derry, NH, after a lengthy battle with cancer. Marilyn was born October 3, 1944, in Winchester, MA and was a daughter of the late Edward and Helen (Krifko) Muse. Marilyn was raised and educated in Wakefield, MA and has been a resident of Londonderry for 46 years.
She worked for New England Telephone and Telegraph in Boston for several years, and later as a retail clerk at Kmart. Marilyn was a longtime communicant of St. Jude Parish of Londonderry and member of the church choir, which she loved. She enjoyed picking and arranging flowers, reading and walking. Marilyn was a two time participant in the annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer.
Marilyn is survived by her loving husband of 52 years, Walter E. Stocks, of Londonderry, her son Brad W. Stocks and his wife Nancy of Bow, NH, a grandson Tyler B. Stocks and a granddaughter, Emma R. Stocks, both of Bow, her sister, Elaine M. DiSanto of Plymouth, MA, her brother, Neil F. Muse of Burlington, VT., two nieces, Michelle L. Sedgewick and her husband Mark, of Plymouth, MA and Laura A. DiSanto of Derry, two grand nieces, Kara G. Sedgwick and Elsa J. Sedgwick, both of Plymouth, and her sister-in-law, Carol R. Stocks of Andover, MA. as well as many cousins. She was predeceased by her sister, Carol A. Muse and her brother-in-law, Philip DiSanto.
There are no calling hours. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Friday November 4,2022, at 10 am at St. Jude Parish, 435 Mammoth Road Londonderry, with burial to follow at Spring Grove Cemetery, 124 Abbot Street, Andover, MA. The family asks that flowers not be sent, instead donations can be made in Marilyn’s memory to the Lahey Center for Oncology and Hematology at Parkland Salem, 31 Styles Road Suite 2400 Salem, NH 03079.