Woodsville, NH Marion Elizabeth Mullen, 83, died on December 10, 2008 at the Cottage Hospital in Woodsville. Marion was born in Meredith, NH, August 29, 1925, the daughter of John and Eva (Roberts) Randall. She graduated from Meredith High School in 1943 and from Plymouth College in 1947. Marion attended the University of New Hampshire Graduate School in Library Science, also Boston University and the University of Vermont. Marion married Norman H. Mullen on November 18, 1949. She taught at the Meredith High School for a few years and later was an English teacher at Lisbon Regional School. She was also a substitute teacher in Berlin, NH. Marion was an English teacher and Librarian at Woodsville High School, during her time at WHS she started the Audio Visual Department. Marion was an accomplished pianist; she accompanied numerous school musicals, graduations, and clubs. She was a Communicant of St. Joseph s Catholic Church in Woodsville. Marion was a member of the Women of St. Joseph s, National Audubon Society, North Country Chorus, Delta Kappa Gamma Society, and the Woodsville Progressive Club. She spent many evenings with her friends counting Night Hawks in the local area. After Norman and Marion retired, they wintered the past 20 years in Florida, 15 of those years were spent in Englewood. While in Florida she was a member of the Red Hat Society and also enjoyed playing golf. Survivors include her husband of 59 years, Norman H. Mullen of Woodsville; two daughters, Cynthia Curran and husband Dennis of Sleepy Hollow, NY and Sheila Mullen and husband Rick Carr of Exeter, NH; one son, Michael Mullen and wife Gail of Miami, FL; seven grandchildren, Christopher, Melissa, and Timothy Curran, Mairead Carr, and Casey, Kelly, and Chelsea Mullen; two sisters, Jean Kierstead of Westford, MA and Eleanor Colby of Groton, MA; several nieces, nephews, and cousins. Calling hours will be on Sunday, December 14, from 3 to 5 PM, at the Ricker Funeral Home, 1 Birch Street, Woodsville, NH. A mass of Christian burial will be on Monday, December 15, 11 AM, at the St. Joseph s Catholic Church, 15 Pine Street, Woodsville, NH, with Father Daniel J. Sinibaldi officiating. Burial will be in the St. Joseph s Catholic Cemetery in the spring. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to either, St. Joseph s Catholic Church, 21 Pine Street, Woodsville, NH 03785, Cottage Hospital, P.O. Box 2001, Woodsville, NH 03785 or the Alzheimer s Association, One Bedford Farms Road, Suite 105, Bedford, NH 03110