Marion A. (Hasenstein) Watson, 67, of Leominster, died at her home on Monday, Dec. 17, after a brief illness.

She was the wife of Douglas L. Watson, to whom she was married for 38 years, and the daughter of the late Karl C. Hasenstein Jr. and Alice (Matthews) Hasenstein Sanborn. She was born on June 5, 1940, in Fitchburg, and was a lifelong resident of Leominster.

Marion was formerly employed by George S. Carrington Company as a mail handler and collator for 26 years until its closing in 1986. After that, Marion enjoyed babysitting her grandchildren, as well as the children of close family friends until her passing.

She was a lifelong member of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Leominster, where she taught Sunday school for 49 years. She was instrumental in the re-opening of St. Mark’s Thrift Shop in 1994, after being closed for many years, and prepared many foods to be offered to those in need at the thrift shop, where she donated her time on Saturday mornings. She enjoyed gardening and canning, and was the recipient of many awards from the Bolton, Sterling and Spencer fairs. She earned a lifetime achievement award for various contributions to the Bolton Fair.

Survivors include her husband; her two daughters, Jennifer J. Booth and her husband, Ronald, of Leominster, Kristin L. Dube and her husband, David, of Leominster; and her stepson, Todd W. Buttermore and his wife, Jill, of Pleasant Hill, Mo.; seven grandchildren, Nicholas Rice, Lauren and Megan Dube, Samantha and Parker Booth, Skylar and Alika Buttermore; brother, Karl C. Hasenstein Sr. and his wife, Jean, of Leominster; sister, Joan E. Bray and her husband, Robert, of Leominster; many nephews, nieces and cousins.