Marjorie "Marge" Lee Baunach

Marjorie Lee Baunach (Bergen) passed away on August 3, 2025, at the age of 92. She was the daughter of Bertha Raynor Bergen and Charles Bergen of Mattituck, New York, where she grew up and spent much of her adult life. She was predeceased by her husband, Karl R. Baunach, and her daughter, Sandra Baunach Mellas and Sandra’s husband Robert Mellas.

Marge graduated from Mattituck High School and attended beautician school in New Jersey. She worked at several beauty parlors in the North Fork and eventually opened Margie’s Beauty Salon. She also worked as a dental assistant in Cutchogue. Marge and Karl moved south, and eventually Marge came to live in Gastonia, North Carolina. In Gastonia she worked for several years for Michael’s Craft Store.

Marge leaves her daughter, Candy McGinnis and husband Richard of Farmington, CT, and son, Randy Baunach and his wife Margaret of Gastonia, NC, both of whom took loving care of her in her last years. She was a loving grandmother to five grandchildren and a great-grandmother to four.

Marge volunteered with many Christian organizations and churches with emphasis on youth groups, Sunday school, bible studies, prayer groups, and outreach programs.

The family would like to thank Belaire Health Center and Gaston Hospice for their care during her last years.