Marie Edwards Weber
Marie Edwards Weber, who was born in East Hampton and lived here all her life, died in her sleep last Thursday at the Westhampton Care Center. Her family said she had been diagnosed with congestive heart failure seven years ago. She was 83.
Mrs. Weber and her husband, Gilbert A. Weber, were among the first to build a home on Northwest Landing Road, which was then populated mainly by white pine trees. Her daughter, Barbara Young of Hampton Bays, said she enjoyed working in their garden and being out on the water whenever she could. She especially loved clamming, fishing, and boating, and was an accomplished scallop-opener who would “tear through bushel after bushel of the shells after dumping them on the kitchen table,” Ms. Young said. Friends often requested that she save them some of her bread-and-butter pickles and clam chowder, just two of her specialties.
Marie Edwards Weber was born here on May 14, 1935, to Gerald E. Field and the former Clara Betkin. She graduated from East Hampton High School with the class of 1953 and later from the Southampton School of Nursing, afterward working as a registered nurse at Southampton Hospital and, later, the Huntting Lane Rest Home in East Hampton. She was active also with Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion; the family said she enjoyed helping people.
She was married on April 15, 1954, to Mr. Weber, who survives. They had seven children, of whom five survive. In addition to Ms. Young, they are Gilbert Weber of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., William Weber of East Lyme, Conn., Thomas Weber of Flanders, and Tim Weber of East Hampton. Her youngest son, James, and elder daughter, Geraldine, died before her.
She also leaves 11 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.
Mrs. Weber was cremated. Her ashes will be dispersed at a future date on Gardiner’s Bay.