Marie’s career of choice would have been nursing but due to a hearing problem, she went to Westchester Community College to become a Lab Technician where she met the love of her life, Robert (Bob) Rimm. They married six months later during the Christmas break. After working only a few years, Marie became a full time mom. As a mom, she was very involved in scouting, both the boys and girls, St. Ann’s PTA in Ossining, NY, sewing for Appalachian children, as well as South American orphans. She also had a great love for bridge, playing monthly for years with the same group.
She is survived by her husband, Robert (Bob) of Doylestown PA, her five children: Robert Jr. (Susan) of Garrison, NY, William (Marie) of Conway, SC, Thomas (Susan) of Jamison, PA, Margaret/Peggy (Eugene) Lockwood of Blooming Grove, NY and Kevin (Tammy) Dandridge, TN. She is also survived by her brother, William (Suzanne) Colville, Andover, NJ, her sister-in-law and second cousin, Virginia (Ginny) Kelly Rimm. She will also be greatly missed by her ten grandchildren: William, Christopher, Jennifer, Andrew, Steven Holland, Eugene Lockwood, Christine Lockwood, Sean Lockwood, Samantha Rimm Pilkerton and Elizabeth Rimm Brown, along with her great-grandchildren: Madison, Ashley, Joshua, Layla, Liam, Nathaniel, Hailey , with two more on the way and her seven nieces and nephews, and many Colville cousins.
Cremation and Burial will be private.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Leukemia Society by mail to: 404 BNA Drive, BLDG 200-Suite 102, Nashville, TN, 37217 or on the web: LLS.org, donation tab, gift tribute. Make sure to say in Memory of Marie Rimm so they can be tracked.
