She was predeceased by: Austin Walters, her husband of 47 years; her parents, John and Wilhelmina Collins; her sister, Adele (Vinnie) Childs; and her grandson, Greg Gotzmer.
Marge is survived by: her son, Kevin (Gayle), of Apalachin, NY, and their children, Sean, Tim, and Adelia (Pete) Grannis; daughter, Susan (Art) Gotzmer, of West Melbourne, Florida, and their son, Art; son, Richard (Anna), of Seaford, Delaware, their children, Aubrey (Joe) Pitula, Austin (Joelle), and Josh; and son, Dan (Ursula), of Ronkonkoma, NY, and their children, Jeanette, Austin, Brandon, Rebecca, Dan, Jr (Nicole) and Kyle. Marge also has seven great grandchildren: Dan III, Eva Pitula, Gabriella, Nicholas, Sloane, Troy and Tyler.
Marge was born in Ridgewood, Queens, NYC, on May 15, 1921. She was the valedictorian of her graduating class at Grover Cleveland HS and a member of the second graduating class at CUNY Queens College, where she was the College Campus Queen in her senior year, active in the College's Hellenic Society, and received her BA degree.
Marge and her beloved husband, Austin, were married on June 15, 1943, first resided in Richmond Hill, Queens, NY, where they started their family. They moved to their first and only home in Bethpage, Ll, NY, in 1953. In 2004, Marge moved to The Lakes of Melbourne, Florida.
Marge and Austin especially enjoyed the friendship, conviviality, and companionship of a group of friends, which called themselves the “Honeymooners “, and they all remained in close contact throughout their lives, from youth through their golden years.
A memorial service will be held at the Fountainhead Funeral Home, 7359 Babcock St, Bay, Florida 32909, on May 15, 2019 at 7:30 pm. At 6pm, immediately preceding the memorial, the family will be receiving friends.
You are invited to post your comments and condolences at fountainheadfuneralhome.com.
An additional memorial service will be held for family and friends in the Long Island and NYC metropolitan area at a later date, as yet to be determined, at St. Martin of Tours Roman Catholic Church in Bethpage, LI, NY. Once a specific date and time have been established, they will be published in this obituary, at the above-captioned website.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to your favorite charity.
