Marjorie Joann (Dunn) Area, age 84, passed away on November 21, 2020, in Lebanon, IL, after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer’s. Marjorie was the first of three children born to Theodore & Hazel (Whitford) Dunn in Hornell, NY, on October 14, 1936. She received her BS degree in Home Economics from Buffalo State Teachers College in 1958 and held memberships with Phi Upsilon Omicron Honorary and Kappa Delta Pi Educational Honorary. In 1959, Marjorie was the first woman to participate in the 4H IFYE program spending a year in Panama living with 9 various families and upon her return, worked as a New York Saratoga County 4-H Agent for Cornell University. In 1964, Marjorie earned her Masters of Adult Education from Colorado State University and subsequently accepted a position with Kansas State University in Manhattan, KS. From 1976 to 1994, Marjorie owned and operated the “Area Retail Liquor Store” in Manhattan, KS. Marjorie has been honored as Woman of the Year by the Manhattan Charter Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association and nominated for Who’s Who in American Woman in 1968. She was honored to receive the Kansas Friend of IFYE Award by her peer group in 1978 and was inducted into the Humanitarian Hall of Fame by her Alfred Almond High School Alma Mater in 2006.
