Merle MARSTON

1903 - 1961  (58 years)

• Name	Merle MARSTON
  Born	6 Oct 1903	Berkeley, Alameda, California, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	31 Dec 1961	Berkeley, Alameda, California, USA
  Notes	From the Oakland Tribune, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 1961: “BERKELEY, Jan. 3--Mrs. Merle Marston Garthwaite, 59, died on New Years’ Eve after a long illness. Private services were held today. Mrs. Garthwaite was born in Berkeley and was the daughter of Capt. and Mrs. William H. Marston, pioneer residents of the city. He was an early mayor of Berkeley. She attended Berkeley schools and the University of California and studied dancing in Europe. At the time of her marriage to Wymond B. Garthwaite in 1934, she had her own dance studio. He died in 1953. Mrs. Garthwaite is survived by three sons, Timothy, David, and Terry; three sisters, Miss Sibyl Marston of Ross, Mrs. Vera Rush of Honolulu, and Mrs. Elsa Leigh of Berkeley, and a brother, Otis Marston, also of Berkeley. The Berkeley Hills Chapel made arrangements.”
  Person ID	I1986	Lowell&Block
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2020

  
  

  Father	Captain William Harrington MARSTON,   b. Nov 1835, Cutler, Washington, Maine, USA ,   d. 10 Apr 1926, Berkeley, Alameda, California, USA  (Age ~ 90 years)
  Mother	Idela Alice REED,   b. 26 Jan 1862, Mt. Desert, Hancock, Maine, USA ,   d. 11 Apr 1956, Berkeley, Alameda, California, USA  (Age 94 years)
  Family ID	F1593	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Wymond Bradbury GARTHWAITE,   b. 12 May 1895, Oakland, Alameda, California, USA ,   d. 30 Dec 1953, Oakland, Alameda, California, USA  (Age 58 years)
  Married	18 Jan 1934
  Children	1. Timothy Marston GARTHWAITE   2. Terry GARTHWAITE   3. David Lowell GARTHWAITE
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2020
  Family ID	F1596	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 6 Oct 1903 - Berkeley, Alameda, California, USA Died - 31 Dec 1961 - Berkeley, Alameda, California, USA  = Link to Google Earth