Obituary for Marion Eleanor Orlup Horsfall
Obituary: Marion Eleanor (Orlup) Horsfall
Dateline: Alfred, Maine
On April 18, 2023, Marion Eleanor (Orlup) Horsfall moved on to her next journey, when she passed away peacefully at Sedgewood Commons in Falmouth after a long, hard fought battle with dementia.
She is survived by her brother Millard (Mike) Orlup in New York, sisters Irene Lounsberry of New York, and Audrey Leff of California; daughter Robin Frost of Maine; two sons William R. Horsfall, III in South Freeport, Maine and David W. Horsfall of Maine.
She was predeceased by husband William R. Horsfall Jr. in April 1994 and older siblings Alfred J. Orlup (2019) and Betty Havlicek (2013).
Marion was born the third of six children to Alfred C. and Eleanor (Smith) Orlup on July 10, 1938. She started her life on a farm in Pattersonville, NY. As early as 13 she assumed the role of mother for a time to her younger siblings when her own mother fought and lost her battle with cancer. Soon the family was scattered in various directions, and she worked at an old-fashioned soda fountain to make it on her own. She married young, had three children and the family lived in Massachusetts for several years. She ended up full circle (in a sense) because the family moved to the old Russell Farm in Alfred, Maine where she lived for the next 48 years.
She worked for Giles Orchards in Alfred for many years picking and packing apples.
Then after 20 years of service she retired from Atlantic Title Company (Alfred and South Portland) in 2006.
But she did not stop working because there is always work to do when you live in an old farmhouse, have critters, love to garden, burn wood, enjoy being outdoors and staying busy.
People would often comment that they “knew” her from driving by the homestead where she would be out walking in the big front field or sitting in the yard waving as they drove by.
As a mother she taught her children how to work HARD and smart. She feared nothing… from climbing high on the barn roof to make repairs, to building a retaining wall with big, heavy rocks she salvaged from the property. She lived by example and was known for her thrift often to a fault. Family and neighbors could always count on her to have absolutely anything they might need to finish a project…her inventory was voluminous.
She truly lived by the old adage: “Use it up.” “Wear it out.” “Make it do.” “Or do without."
Online condolences and memories may be shared at Marion’s Book of Memories at www.bibbersautumngreen.com
In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to a charity of your choice.
Services will be private. Special thanks to the staff at the Sam L. Cohen Center, Sedgewood Commons, Compassus Hospice and to the team of home healthcare folks - especially Kristi.
Arrangements are entrusted to Bibber Memorial at Autumn Green, 47 Oak St., in Alfred.
Dateline: Alfred, Maine
On April 18, 2023, Marion Eleanor (Orlup) Horsfall moved on to her next journey, when she passed away peacefully at Sedgewood Commons in Falmouth after a long, hard fought battle with dementia.
She is survived by her brother Millard (Mike) Orlup in New York, sisters Irene Lounsberry of New York, and Audrey Leff of California; daughter Robin Frost of Maine; two sons William R. Horsfall, III in South Freeport, Maine and David W. Horsfall of Maine.
She was predeceased by husband William R. Horsfall Jr. in April 1994 and older siblings Alfred J. Orlup (2019) and Betty Havlicek (2013).
Marion was born the third of six children to Alfred C. and Eleanor (Smith) Orlup on July 10, 1938. She started her life on a farm in Pattersonville, NY. As early as 13 she assumed the role of mother for a time to her younger siblings when her own mother fought and lost her battle with cancer. Soon the family was scattered in various directions, and she worked at an old-fashioned soda fountain to make it on her own. She married young, had three children and the family lived in Massachusetts for several years. She ended up full circle (in a sense) because the family moved to the old Russell Farm in Alfred, Maine where she lived for the next 48 years.
She worked for Giles Orchards in Alfred for many years picking and packing apples.
Then after 20 years of service she retired from Atlantic Title Company (Alfred and South Portland) in 2006.
But she did not stop working because there is always work to do when you live in an old farmhouse, have critters, love to garden, burn wood, enjoy being outdoors and staying busy.
People would often comment that they “knew” her from driving by the homestead where she would be out walking in the big front field or sitting in the yard waving as they drove by.
As a mother she taught her children how to work HARD and smart. She feared nothing… from climbing high on the barn roof to make repairs, to building a retaining wall with big, heavy rocks she salvaged from the property. She lived by example and was known for her thrift often to a fault. Family and neighbors could always count on her to have absolutely anything they might need to finish a project…her inventory was voluminous.
She truly lived by the old adage: “Use it up.” “Wear it out.” “Make it do.” “Or do without."
Online condolences and memories may be shared at Marion’s Book of Memories at www.bibbersautumngreen.com
In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to a charity of your choice.
Services will be private. Special thanks to the staff at the Sam L. Cohen Center, Sedgewood Commons, Compassus Hospice and to the team of home healthcare folks - especially Kristi.
Arrangements are entrusted to Bibber Memorial at Autumn Green, 47 Oak St., in Alfred.