Marion Dzwilewski

Marion H. Dzwilewski

Marion (“Dee”) Gale Hayes Dzwilewski, died January 15, 2020, at home after a courageous battle with ALS. A long-time resident of Manahawkin, she was 65.

​Born in New York City, she was the daughter of the late George Hayes and Marion Murray. Raised in New York and New Jersey, she graduated from Hoboken High School, where she was a competitive swimmer. Dee met her future husband, Joseph John Dzwilewski, through her cousin Dorothy Saenger in Hoboken. They were married in 1980, and moved to their home in Manahawkin in 1981, the same year in which they started their family. Dee was a small business owner for several years, and later worked as a Purchasing Manager at National Fence Systems. She served as president of the Village Harbour Civic Association, and volunteered her time at St. Francis of Assisi Parish, as a room parent in the Stafford Township School District, and the Southern Regional High School Band Parent Organization.

Dee enjoyed all things Disney, making several trips each year to Walt Disney World Resorts with her family. She also enjoyed spending days at the beaches in Ship Bottom and Surf City, and had a keen interest in photography. She relished spending time with her family, and continued to travel in her later years to Disney resorts around the world.

She is predeceased by her brother, George Hayes Jr.

She is survived by her loving husband of thirty-nine years, Joseph, her children; Justine Wilmot and husband, Juliane Hadinger and husband Alfred, Janelle Dzwilewski and husband Kristoffer Otto, and Joseph Dzwilewski II and wife Megan; as well as by her four grandchildren; Kayla, Keira, Keegan, and Kennedy, and soon-expected grandson Joseph III. She is also survived by her sisters; Dorothy Hayes, Vera Vant, Helen Colacci, Rita Hayes, Catherine Markowski, and Christina Hayes, and her brother Martin Hayes.

Visiting hours will be held on Monday, January 20, 2020, from 2pm to 4pm and 7pm to 9pm with a blessing service and time of remembrance at 8:30pm at Maxwell-Tobie Funeral Home, 573 Mill Creek Road, Manahawkin, NJ 08050. Cremation will be private.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in her name may be made to the Joan Dancy & PALS Foundation at http://www.joandancyandpals.org , or the ALS Association Greater Philadelphia Chapter, 321 Norristown Road, Suite 260, Ambler, PA 19002.