Marion M. (Keniston) Ordway, 96, of Franklin Road, died on July 31, 2013 at her home. She was born in East Andover on March 15, 1917, the daughter of Charles A. and Bertha (Heath) Keniston. She attended school at the Boston Hill School in Andover.

Mrs. Ordway worked several years at the Merrill Manor Nursing Home in Franklin and Ragged Lake Camp. She was a member of the Highland Lake Grange and the Andover Congregational Church.

Mrs. Ordway loved to cook and take care of her family. She was predeceased by daughters Maxine O’Brien and Janet Miller; a son, Cameran Ordway; grandsons Mark O’Brien and Stewart McLeod; two sisters, Mae Sharkey and Katherine Barton; and a stepbrother, Walter Heath.

Members of her family surviving include her husband of 68 years, Perley F. Ordway of East Andover; four sons, Stewart McLeod and J. Dale McLeod, both of Andover, Wyman Ordway of East Andover, and Dennis Ordway of Franklin; several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Mildred Longfellow of East Andover; nieces and nephews.

Friends called at the Chadwick Funeral Home in New London on August 4, and a graveside service was held on August 5 in Proctor Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Andover Congregational Church, 7 Chase Hill Road, East Andover 03231; or to Franklin VNA and Hospice, 75 Chestnut Street, Franklin 03235.