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Merle MARSTON

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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
- From the Oakland Tribune, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 1961:
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Event Map Born - 6 Oct 1903 - Berkeley, Alameda, California, USA Died - 31 Dec 1961 - Berkeley, Alameda, California, USA = Link to Google Earth