Marjorie Considine

Marjorie H. Considine (nee Evans), age 82 of Wayne, died peacefully on Saturday, September 10, 2022.

Marjorie had grown up in Edgewater, NJ and went to Leonia High School. It was here that she met the handsome James Considine and a whirlwind romance ensued. They were practically just kids when they married on December 8, 1956, and went on to raise five children. They enjoyed a fun and adventurous marriage of fifty-seven years. They had lived in Bergenfield for most of their years together and retired to a home on a lagoon in Little Egg Harbor. They often went bicycle riding and golfing together, and they even took up Scuba diving as a shared hobby. They were ‘snowbirds’ for a number of years in Port Charlotte, Florida, and they vacationed on countless cruises all over the high seas. Marjorie discovered tennis as an adult, and she enjoyed it so much that it was more of a second childhood for her! She excelled at tennis and competed in club tournaments nationwide. Later in life, she took up playing cards and had regular games of Pinochle, Conasta, and Rummy. She was always an excellent Scrabble player too – but everyone knew she cheated! Her own grandchildren were shocked when they caught her cheating while playing with them! Marjorie was very outgoing and funny, would freely speak her mind and she often had a witty comment for you. She was an excellent conversationalist and she enjoyed making friends.

Marjorie and Jim retired to Little Egg Harbor and they would often host all the grandchildren there. They loved having family around and their grandchildren all have great memories of crabbing, digging for clams at low tide, and going out on the boat. Sadly, their home was destroyed by hurricane Sandy and just a few months later Jim passed away. Marjorie moved to St. Peter’s Senior Residence in River Edge and lived there before settling more recently at the Christian Healthcare Center in Wyckoff.

Marjorie is survived by her five children; Daniel  Considine and his wife Elaine of Wayne, Kelley Bacci and her husband Kurt of Bergenfield, Laura Phelan and her husband William of Rivervale, James Considine and his wife Sharron of Dunstable, Massachusetts, and Kristene Neal of Highland Falls, NY, and twelve grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Jim in 2013.

For those wishing to make a donation in Marjorie’s memory, please consider the St. Peter’s Senior Residence in River Edge, NJ.