Rev. Marjorie  Eriksen
Thursday
20
October

Visiting

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Thursday, October 20, 2016
Burroughs, Kohr & Dangler Funeral Home
106 Main Street
Madison, New Jersey, United States
Thursday
20
October

Visiting

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Thursday, October 20, 2016
Burroughs, Kohr & Dangler Funeral Home
106 Main Street
Madison, New Jersey, United States
Friday
21
October

Funeral Service

10:00 am - 11:00 am
Friday, October 21, 2016
Morristown United Methodist Church
50 South Park Place
Morristown, New Jersey, United States

Obituary of Rev. Marjorie Eriksen

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Rev. Marjorie Eriksen Faithfully served churches throughough New Jersey Rev. Marjorie Eriksen, 74, a retired, ordained Elder in the United Methodist Church, went on to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016, after battling cancer for three decades. A wake will be held at the funeral home of Burroughs, Kohr & Dangler, located at 106 Main St., Madison, N.J., on Thursday, Oct. 20, from 12 noon to 2 p.m., with additional hours from 5 to 8 p.m. on that same day. Marjorie's funeral will be held the following day, Friday, Oct. 21, at 10 a.m., at Morristown United Methodist Church, 50 South Park Place, Morristown, N.J. Marjorie was born in Staten Island, N.Y., on Dec. 8, 1941, the day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Her beloved parents, Lewis and Edith Gott, named her Marjorie, which means "Pearl." Marjorie earned her B.A. from Hunter College in 1964 and her master of divinity degree from Drew Theological School in 1984. During her years of active ministry, Marjorie faithfully served churches in Gladstone, Mendham, Elizabeth, Bayonne, Mount Tabor, and Bloomingdale, N.J., prior to her retirement in 2012. Marjorie is survived by her beloved husband, Neil; her son, Christopher, her daughter-in-law, Rev. Jean Arlea Eriksen, who is also an ordained Elder in the United Methodist Church, and her sister, Judy, and her son, Gregory. Marjorie's family requests that donations in lieu of flowers be made to the ministry and missions of the Morristown United Methodist Church, where Marjorie assisted her friend and colleague in ministry, Rev. Dr. Brandon Cho, during her years of retirement.
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