Marilyn Bender

January 2, 2021

Marilyn Bender passed away on January 2, 2021 at Phelps Memorial Hospital of complications arising from cancer. She was born July 25, 1945 in Brooklyn, NY, the daughter of Harold and Helen (Spiegel) Halperin. Marilyn was a graduate of Brooklyn Friends School and the University of Pennsylvania. She was a resident of Dobbs Ferry for over 40 years, and served for many years as secretary to the Committee on Special Education in the Dobbs Ferry school system. Marilyn was a docent at the Hudson River Museum, and worked for several years as a volunteer researcher at the New York Historical Society. She was an enthusiastic reader of history (in which she majored at college), and she was an accomplished knitter. She knitted many blankets, sweaters, and other garments for Project Linus and for the children and grandchildren of dozens of relatives and friends. She is survived by her husband of over 50 years, David, her two sons Roger and Douglas (and wife Sarah Smelin), her grandson Mason, her nephew Clifford Karp, and her niece Deborah Hirschmann. Services are private. Any contributions should be made to Project Linus or the American Cancer Society.