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This memorial website was created in memory of our loved one, Marilyn Wanser, 76 years young, born on August 20, 1947, and passed away on March 6, 2024. We will remember her forever.

Marilyn A Wanser, a long-time resident of Flemington, NJ born in Middletown, NY to Ann and Calvin (John) Wanser, passed away peacefully at Hunterdon Medical Center on Wednesday, March 6, 2024. Marilyn is survived by her brother and sister-in-law, Dan and Nancy Wanser, and their two children, Graham Foose of Camp Hill, PA and Julie Card of Circleville, NY as well as many cousins.  The Wanser family lived in the Middletown area for nearly 100 years.  
Marilyn graduated from Middletown High School in 1965 and attended Harpur College, a part of SUNY Binghamton in NY.  
She had her first pony, “Prince,” at the age of 8 and thus began a lifelong love of riding, showing and competition with her beloved horses. 
Her career path was in Telecommunications and she received numerous awards for her leadership and innovating contributions to the industry, during her time at Educational Testing Service (ETS), NJ Transit, Robert Wood Johnson and Hunterdon HealthCare System.
Marilyn was often spotted around Flemington driving her pickup truck, as she visited the local farmer’s market, caught and released the many mice who found their way to her home, and transported her beloved animals, including her famed squirrel & spirit guide, “Montana Joe”.  When she wasn’t in the truck, she could be found driving her classic 1993 Nissan 300 ZX with the top down and her hair blowing in the wind.
She active in several organizations including as a founder or instrumental leader in the Hunterdon Holistic Society, Historic Friends of Flemington, Flemington Women for Trump, her Cancer Survivor support group and the Eagle Lovers Nest group.
Marilyn was a diligent and learned student of the Lakota Sioux with a special study of the Battle at Wounded Knee.  In 2015, along with her Aussie, Koda, and her pickup truck attached to her R-Pod Trailer, she made a pilgrimage to the many burial grounds in North Dakota and Montana.
When she wasn’t involved in any of the above she could be found being the fashionista at Addicted Chic of Flemington or rocking it out on the dance floor with her besties.
Marilyn was called “Woman Warrior.”  A name given by a cancer survivor bestie, Mary Roth.  Marilyn became a voice for women with cancer and was a long time activist, writer, researcher and leader in natural medicine and alternative choices for health and wellness.  You could often find her at the local Basil Bandwagon or caring for birds and deer on her sanctuary land on Locktown Flemington Road.
Her spirit lives on in the many lives she touched.  Her voice rang loud and clear for those who could not find their own.  She fought for the historical preservation of the Union Hotel in Flemington and was a donor for the Helping Hearts Equine Rescue in Millstone and Homefront, a charitable foundation whose mission is to end homelessness in Central New Jersey.
In lieu of flowers please consider donations to these charities: Helping Hearts Equine Rescue  and Homefront of Lawrenceville NJ. 
There will be a Celebration of Marilyn's Life on Saturday April 27, 2024, 2-4pm, at the Flemington Elks, 165 NJ Route 31, Flemington NJ 08822. 
March 27
March 27
I was shocked and saddened to learn about the passing of Marilyn Wanser.
I have known her for years from her shopping in POST ACE Hardware. I always helped her with whatever she needed, and she always asked for me whenever she came in to shop there. I not only considered her a customer, but I considered her a very dear friend. We shared several stories about our lives over the years and our friendship blossomed from there. I will sorely miss her but the Lord needed her now. I thank God for allowing her to enter my life. My deepest condolences to her family and dear friends.
Kris Knudson
March 26
March 26
Marilyn and I had lost touch and reconnected a year ago. I am glad I had the chance to speak with her again. She was an influential person in my life, my first boss in the corporate world. She taught me many things about life and I will always be grateful. May you rest with the angels now Marilyn. 
March 25
March 25
Marilyn, although we never got to meet in person, we shared many fun chats online and in emails. Your wit and fun loving presence will be greatly missed by many. Rest in shalom.
March 15
March 15
❤️ A beautiful light taken from us much too soon.❤️
March 14
March 14
Marilyn, I can't believe that you are gone. You were a wonderful friend. Always admired you for your personality and your loving ways. Remembering all the laughter we shared, you your mom and me. I thank God for bringing you and your family into my life
Rest in Peace my Highway sister
Until we meet again. Love you
Megan Buterbaugh
March 11
March 11
Rest in peace my friend. We will remember your inner beauty and outer shine and thank you for teaching me how to speak one's truth with honesty and pride. xoxo

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March 27
March 27
I was shocked and saddened to learn about the passing of Marilyn Wanser.
I have known her for years from her shopping in POST ACE Hardware. I always helped her with whatever she needed, and she always asked for me whenever she came in to shop there. I not only considered her a customer, but I considered her a very dear friend. We shared several stories about our lives over the years and our friendship blossomed from there. I will sorely miss her but the Lord needed her now. I thank God for allowing her to enter my life. My deepest condolences to her family and dear friends.
Kris Knudson
March 26
March 26
Marilyn and I had lost touch and reconnected a year ago. I am glad I had the chance to speak with her again. She was an influential person in my life, my first boss in the corporate world. She taught me many things about life and I will always be grateful. May you rest with the angels now Marilyn. 
March 25
March 25
Marilyn, although we never got to meet in person, we shared many fun chats online and in emails. Your wit and fun loving presence will be greatly missed by many. Rest in shalom.
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Celebration of Life

March 15
There will be a Celebration of Life for our friend Marilyn Wanser on Saturday April 27, 2024, 2-4pm, at the Flemington Elks, 165 NJ Route 31, Flemington NJ 08822. 

From an email Marilyn sent to me and Donna Clark on 2/19/14 @ 11:07 A.M.

March 12
by Robert Buterbaugh on behalf of Sharon Lee Rasa
on behalf of Sharon Lee Rasa
"Sharon, I told you that I read this to the "A Course in Miracles" discussion group last night, and I told you how, when I read it (to myself) as I was finishing this book, it was one of those "ah-hah" moments where the light bulb lights up over top of my head.....
Donna, considering how you, too, are searching for your "life purpose", I thought you might like to read this....  
What I've realized is that I'm already living my life purpose... all of the "events" in my life have been guiding me to it, have been "morphing me" into what my soul has become.  On the physical level, the "wiseness" my soul has gained will be summed up in the book I hope will inspire others by helping them recognize the gifts they are bestowing on others, and how that is their "purpose". 

(the Epilogue is attached)

Your Soul’s Gift…
The Healing Power of the Life You Planned Before You Were Born By Robert Schwartz
Epilogue
Whether your path has been smooth or rocky, your life gentle or traumatic, of this you may be certain: You are
among the most courageous souls in the Universe. Were that not true, you would not be here now. Your
decision to incarnate, your willing agreement to embark on the voyage your soul planned, was an act of
profound bravery. Your search for the deeper meaning of that journey is another act of great courage. And
your decision to heal is yet another. Throughout the Universe you are honored and revered.
Of this you may also be certain: You are healing. You heal as you come to understand that there is deep
meaning in your experiences. As you see meaning, you free yourself from the reflexive tendency to feel
victimized and you realize that you are the powerful creator of your life. You let go of the learned habit of
judging; instead, you trust your intuitive knowing that all is truly well and in Divine Order, even though your
logical mind may rail in disagreement. You cease to take your mind’s distractions and diversions so seriously;
rather, you lean into your heart and rely on its wisdom to set your course. You realize that you are not your
thoughts or feelings; you allow negative thoughts and feelings to float gently across your awareness, much as
clouds float across the sky. You no longer identify yourself as your fears and worries; instead, you see them as
small children in need of your love. And love them you do.
Now you release your resistance to life.
Now you wholeheartedly welcome life, both its joys and its sorrows.
In your eternal Home, you knew of the inherent beauty, magnificence and Sacredness of a lifetime on Earth and
so embraced your life-to-be. Now you heal as you embrace your life anew with the same knowing of its beauty,
magnificence, and Sacredness you had then.
In your eternal Home, you knew, too, that life on Earth is but a mirror that shows you to yourself. The beauty,
magnificence, and Sacredness you now see in life are but a reflection of your own. Were it not within, you could 
not see it without. Now you heal as you embrace yourself anew with the knowing that you are that beauty.
You are that magnificence
You are that Sacredness

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