Stewart J. Marrotte

STEWART J. "Stew" MARROTTE, age 57, of 31 James St,., Dryden, NY passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, October 11, 2008 while visiting relatives in Marlow, NH. Stew was born Jan. 14, 1951 at Troy, NH a son of the late Wilfred and Alina Mattilla Marrotte. He was graduated from Monadnock High School in 1969. Stew was employed at Troy Mills in Troy, NH and on Sept, 27, 1975 was married to the former Debra Dimlich at Marlow, NH. They moved to Fabius, NY where Stew was employed by Agway for a few years before becoming the working partner in the Ziebart Rustproofing franchise in Ithaca, NY. In 2004 Stew and his son formed Marrotte, Inc. and opened for business on Route 13 between Dryden and Ithaca. Recently they added Battery Warehouse to their automobile sales and service business. As an avid outdoorsman, he loved golfing, hunting, fishing and taking long walks. Stew greatly enjoyed spending every Memorial Day weekend fishing in the White Mountains of New Hampshire with his brother. Stewart was a loving husband, father, brother, grandfather, father-in-law, brother-in-law and son-in-law who also had friends too numerous to mention individually.

Survivors include his loving wife of 33 years, Debra L. Marrotte of Dryden; his son, Jeffrey A. Marrotte of Dryden; his daughter and son-in-law, Carrie and Paul Sabin, Jr. of Cortland; three grandsons, Paul, Collin and Riley Sabin all of Cortland; his brother and sister-in-law, John and Virginia Marrotte of Woodsville, NH; his mother-in-law, Vera Dimlich of Marlow, NH; his sister-in-law and brother-in-law Caren and Ken Clark of Marlow; nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents and a sister, Helen Dorothy Daniels.

Funeral services will be held at 10 AM Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008 at the Perkins Funeral Home with Rev. Alan Kinney officiating. Burial will follow in Willow Glen Cemetery, Dryden. Friends are invited to call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 PM Wednesday at the funeral home, 55 West Main St., Dryden. Those wishing to remember Stewart are asked to consider a memorial to the Dryden Ambulance Fund, P.O. Box 397, Dryden, NY 13053-0397.

Stewart J. Marrotte

January 11, 1951 - October 11, 2008