Marjorie Corliss Dunham Obituary

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Marjorie Corliss Dunham in Norwalk, Connecticut, who passed away on January 2, 2026, at the age of 89, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Marjorie Corliss Dunham to pay them a last tribute.

As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let her loved ones carry forward the torch of her memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of her love and the brilliance of her spirit. Though Marjorie may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, her essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.

She was predeceased by: her parents, William Kirkland Corliss and Beatrice Keene (Webber); and her sister Sylvia Corliss King. She is survived by: her husband Christopher Cooper Dunham; her children, Douglas Webber Dunham, William Sigler Dunham (Melanie Anne Rogers) and Anne Corliss Dunham; her granddaughter Courtney Elizabeth Dunham; and her brother William Kirkland Corliss, Jr. (Linda Boothe). She is also survived by niece, three nephews and several grandnieces and grandnephews.

Donations in lieu of flowers may be sent to the Mount Holyoke Fund for general scholarship aid or to the American Cancer Society.