Marilyn M. Grogan

ILION- Marilyn M. Grogan age 77, of 99 Sixth Avenue formerly of Richfield Springs passed away on Friday morning October 9, 2026 in The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing at Mohawk Valley.

Marilyn was born June 22, 1949, in Cooperstown, a daughter to the late Charles E. and Betty M. Pierce Roberts. She was raised and educated in Schuyler Lake and a graduate of Richfield Springs High School. On September 19, 1986, she married Jon Grogan in Schuyler Lake a blessed union of thirty-four years until his passing on December 12, 2020. For many years Marilyn worked for Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown as a Medical Coder, retiring in 2010.

Family was the center of her world, and she was happiest when surrounded by the people she loved most. She was the kind of person who would do anything for her family, always putting their needs before her own and offering unwavering love support and care. Her grandchildren held in especially precious place in her heart, bringing her a measurable joy and filling her life with countless cherished moments. The love she gave so freely to her family was one of her greatest gifts and the moments she created with them will be treasured forever.

Surviving her are two sons; Brett Slocum and his wife Mary of Ballston Lake, Cory Grogan and his wife Nicole of Richfield Springs, a brother Charles E. Roberts, Jr. and his wife Betty of Naugatuck, CT, two sisters; Peggy and her husband Thomas Dziadik, of Richfield Springs, two grandchildren; Anthony James “AJ” Slocum and Madelyn Grace Grogan, many nieces, nephews and cousins.

Besides her parents and husband Jon she was preceded in death by a sister Virginia Nabinger.

A graveside service for Marilyn and her husband Jon will take place Saturday October 24th at 11:00am in Schuyler Lake Cemetery with military honors with the Reverend Daniel Hoogheem officiating. Funeral arrangements are with J. Seaton McGrath Funeral Home Inc. 40 West James Street, Richfield Springs.