Marie Ponder

Marie Ponder age 80 of Rochester passed away peacefully Monday March 23, 2015 at the Rochester Manor. Marie was born August 17, 1934 in Rochester to Marjorie Plumer and Marceaux DeDoming. Marie married Paul Stanley and raised their family in Rochester. Marie was active in community services and politics. She was a past president of the Raiders Mother's Club. She also found time to coach cheerleading and attended all her sons' activities. She also was an accomplished seamstress and real estate agent. She met Naval Submarine Master Chief Thomas Ponder in 1974 and together they traveled the world before later residing in South Carolina and then Connecticut where Marie and Tom were talented gardeners. There Marie found time to attend college and later proudly graduated from Norwich Technical Institute as an LPN in March of 1994. Tom and Marie later retired in Florida. Marie leaves three sons, Donald Martin Jr and wife Gail (Taylor), Jeffery Martin and wife Diane (Pasiuk), Kevin Stanley and wife Sherrie (Mann)....