OLD LYME—Marilyn Susan Ossmann, 82, passed away peacefully March 23, and reunited with her many loved dogs and cats in Heaven. Marilyn was born in New York City to Sabina and Emanuel Balzan days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, 1941 …
Raised in Astoria, Queens, she worked … as executive secretary for Maurice Tempelsman in New York City. She married Frank Ossmann (the guy across the street) in 1969 … She left the city life to help Frank renovate their beach house in Long Beach, Long Island … Marilyn and Frank both were enamored with the beauty of the Berkshires and … decided to build a home there …
… In 1978 her son was born and decided to come back to a less rural lifestyle, settling in Old Lyme …
Marilyn could not sit still. She met with Tim Griswold and volunteered to manage the food preparation for the annual RTC picnic fund raiser. This occupied her time for 14 seasons. She is now reunited with all her animals …
She leaves her husband Frank; her son Eric and wife Michelle; daughter Tiana; her brother Bob and wife Regina; nephew Jeremey, wife, Samantha and their children; brother-in-law, Tom, his children, Chris, Kevin and Brian, their wives, and children.
Calling Hours will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, 2024, in Fulton-Theroux Funeral Home, 13 Beckwith Ln., Old Lyme. There will be a brief service following the calling hours at 6 p.m. in the funeral home.
Marilyn will be interred in the Duck River Cemetery, Old Lyme, at a later date.
Editor’s Note: Visit this link to read the full obituary published by The Day on Mar. 27, 2024.