Marion Elizabeth Parks Branchburg, NJ Marion Elizabeth Parks, 88, of Branchburg, NJ, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 12, 2018 at her home. She was born and raised in Fanwood, NJ, and moved to Branchburg where she resided for the last 63 years. Marion was a member of the North Branch Reformed Church, a cub scout and girl scout leader, member of the Doll Club of Central Jersey, and was an active volunteer of the Somerset County 4-H Fair. She enjoyed collecting dolls, had a strong love for teddy bears, knitting, doing ceramics, and spending time with her family. She will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved her. She is preceded in death by her beloved parents, Esther Boysen and John William Cartwright; her loving beloved husband of 24 years, Jerrol (1975); her brother John William Cartwright II; and two sisters, Evelyn Kaysen and Doris Rossman. Surviving are her dear son, Daniel Parks of Branchburg, NJ; her loving daughter Nancy and husband David Pero of Easton, PA; her cherished granddaughter, Alexis and husband Mark Gable of Heckton, PA; and her adored Great-Grandson Dustin Gable. Viewing will be held Tuesday, January 16, 2017 from 2-4 and 7-9pm at the Branchburg Funeral Home 910 US Highway 202 South, Branchburg, NJ 08876. Funeral services will start with a prayer at the funeral home at 9:15am on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 followed by a 10:00am prayer service at North Branch Reformed Church 203 NJ-28, Bridgewater, NJ 08807. Interment will follow at Hillside Cemetery in Scotch Plains, NJ. Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to Toys for Tots or the Wounded Warrior Project P.O. Box 758517 Topeka, KS, 66675.