Marjorie Byam

Lebanon, NH--Marjorie Gould Byam, 97, formerly of Wolcott, CT, and recently of Lebanon, NH died on September 15, 2016 at Lebanon Center Genesis. She was born April 9, 1919 in Waterbury, CT, daughter of Willard Gould and Elizabeth Clarke Gould. She received training at Waterbury School of Nursing and worked at Roncalli-Woodland Nursing home.

Marjorie enjoyed oil painting and quilting, creating quilts for her sons and grandchildren. She cooked fabulous roast pork with gravy and eggplant parmesan which she learned to make from her Italian neighbors. She and her husband were long-time members of Mill Plain Union Church in Waterbury, CT. She belonged to the Ladies’ Guild there, the YWCA, the Wolcott Professional Nurses’ Club, was on the board of directors of Waterbury Association of Retarded Citizens, Waterbury Hospital Alumni Association, East End Senior Citizens’ Club, and the Evergreen Club at Waterbury Hospital.

She was predeceased by her husband, Erwin “Burt” Byam in 1992 and her son, Roy Willard Byam in 2002. Marjorie is survived by her son David George Byam and his wife Kathi Kunsch Byam; her grandchildren, Susan Malone, Joel Byam, Laura Hubbell, several nieces and nephews, their children, and her husband’s brother, John Rogers.

A brief graveside ceremony will be held at Old Pine Grove Cemetery in Waterbury, CT on Thursday, October 6, 2016 at 11:30AM. At the request of her family, memorial contributions may be made to WARC, 1929 East Main St., Waterbury, CT 06705 or to Mill Plain Union Church, 242 Southmayd Rd., Waterbury, CT 06705. The Alderson-Ford Funeral Home of Waterbury is assisting with her arrangements. www.fordfh.com