MARJORIE ‘MAGGIE’ ALICE LEE

NEW HAVEN — Marjorie “Maggie” Alice Lee, 90, passed away Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at the Vergennes Grand Senior Living facility.

Maggie was born Dec. 21, 1934, in Pittsfield, Vt., the daughter of John and Frances (Regear) Young. She was predeceased by her 11 siblings.

She attended grade school in Pittsfield, she moved to Bristol area and attended Bristol High School. Maggie graduated from Windsor High School in 1952. She married her high School sweetheart, Darwin Lee, on May 30, 1957. They made their home in New Haven Jct. for 63 years. Darwin predeceased her on May 7, 2020.

Maggie was school secretary at Beeman Elementary School in New Haven for 25 years and was a member of the New Haven Fire Department Auxiliary. She was an avid reader and loved her flower gardens, square dancing, bird watching, cooking, coupon clipping, and especially bargain shopping. She loved doing word searches along with crossword puzzles on a daily basis.

Maggie is survived by her daughter, Lori Ann Lee from Atlanta, Ga., and son, Michael Darwin Lee from New Haven. She adored her surviving grandchildren; Jacques and Paige Lee, and Jonathan Jerome. She is also survived by sisters-in-law, Joyce Billings of Middlebury, Vt., and Donna Shaffer of Cincinnati, Ohio, and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

Visiting hours will be held on Friday, June 13, from 5 to 7 p.m., at Brown-McClay Funeral Home in Vergennes. A mass will be celebrated 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 14, at St. Peter Catholic Church in Vergennes. The burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in New Haven. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Vermont Chapter Alzheimer’s Association, www.alz.org/vermont.

A private service was held on Friday, May 30, at Brown-McClay Funeral Home in Vergennes. To send online condolences to her family, please visit www.brownmcclayfuneralhomes.com. ◊