Marlene Mary Madore

Marlene Mary Madore, 81, of Merrimack, NH passed away on Monday, January 19, 2026, after a period of declining health. She was born in Van Buren, Maine on February 15, 1944, to the late Frank T. and Anne Marie (Ruest) Martin. Marlene graduated from Sacred Heart High School in Van Buren, Maine. During those years, she was a majorette, and enjoyed music, basketball, and her family. Later she married Ken Madore, a Van Buren boy. Marlene and Ken went on to have two children, Mark and Tracie.

Marlene was compassionate, nurturing and devoted her life to raising her children. She enjoyed crafting (her children often referred to her as the “original’ Martha Stewart), gardening, and was very active in her church community, coaching, then later running the St. John Neumann CYO cheerleading program. During her “retirement years” she enjoyed working at the local middle school cafeteria and volunteering at the Day Away program for individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease as well as spending time with friends and family.

As time passed, Marlene developed dementia of the Alzheimer’s type. Her children loved, supported, watched, and cared for her, to the end. She will be forever loved and missed by her “peeps”.

Some of Marlene’s MOST treasured times were enjoying her 3PM ice cream socials with her grandchildren.

Along with her parents, she was pre-deceased by her husband Kenneth, brother Frank Martin, Jr., sisters Terry Dobbs and Carol Beckam as well as numerous sisters in law and brothers in law.

She is survived by her son Mark Madore and his wife Sue; her daughter Tracie Frazier and her husband Sean; her five grandchildren, Lauren Kaltsas, Ross Torelli, Jordan Torelli and her husband Darius Williams, Karellen Frazier, and Trinity Frazier; her brother James Martin, sisters Judy Knapchyk and her husband Rick, Barbara Najara, and Cindy Villasenor and her husband Mike, along with several sisters in law, brothers in law, nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be held at the Rivet Funeral home, located at 425 Daniel Webster Highway, in Merrimack, NH on Thursday, January 29 from 10 – 11 AM with a service to follow in the funeral home chapel at 11 AM.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Marlene’s memory can be made to the Alzheimer’s Foundation; https://alzfdn.org