E. Louise Marsh

1919 - 2008  (88 years)

• Name	E. Louise Marsh
  Born	29 Nov 1919	Dunmore, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1930	Dunmore, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
  Residence	1940	Dunmore, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
  	She's a secretary. Married.
  Died	6 Aug 2008	Kennebunk, York, Maine, USA
  Person ID	I10781	Brydon family tree
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2020

  
  

  Father	Elmer Roy Marsh,   b. 7 Dec 1883, Bloomfield, Essex, New Jersey, USA ,   d. 17 May 1965, Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Helen M. Bryden,   b. 2 Jul 1887, Dunmore, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 29 Jun 1967, Dunmore, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F3604	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  KENNEBUNK ?  Louise Marsh Richards, 88, died peacefully Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008, in Kennebunk after a long illness. She was born Nov. 29, 1919, in Dunmore, Pa., in the house on Helen Street where her mother, Helen Bryden Marsh, and her grandmother, Marion Glencross Bryden, were also born. Her father E. Roy Marsh was a postal carrier in Dunmore. Louise graduated from Dunmore High School and Lackawanna Business College. During World War II, she worked in Washington D.C. In the 1950s, she worked for Pierce Management of Scranton, Pa., and held the post of secretary-treasurer. In 1972, she became secretary to U.S. District Court Judge William J. Nealon. She worked for Judge Nealon until her retirement in 1989. "Weesie," as she was known to family and friends, was a life-long member of the Presbyterian Church of Dunmore, and was ordained as an elder in the church. She served in various leadership roles and was a gifted Sunday School teacher. She was a longtime Girl Scout, achieving the Golden Eaglet Award as a young woman. With her friend Florence Gillespie Brown, she led a scout troop and worked as a counselor at Camp Archbald in the 1930s. She was active in the Lackawanna Audubon Society, the "Plate Mates" lunch group, and in a seniors' line-dancing class. She had fierce and unshakable sports loyalties, especially to the New York Giants and the Penn State Nittany Lions. She was preceded in death by her sister, Mimi Marsh, and by her cousins, Andy White and Gib Bryden. Weesie is survived by her brother, John Marsh, of Turlock, Calif.; her three children, Jerry Richards, of Long Beach, Calif., Marcia Smith, of Ogunquit, and Tim Richards, of Brownsburg, Ind.; and by nephews, Steven and Andrew Marsh, and niece, Amy Means. She is also survived by her nine grandchildren, Kim Upchurch, Kelsey Mulberry, Penny Richards, Tracy Smith, Karen Richards, Jennifer Lara, Christopher Smith, and Andrew Richards; by her 10 great-grandchildren, Christopher Mulberry, Cameron Miller, Lynley Miller, Jake Turley, Matthew Lara, Caroline Smith, Chloe Smith, Nell Turley, Griffin Upchurch, and Caleb Smith; and by two grand-nephews, Gideon and Matthew Marsh, and two grand-nieces, Madison and Annabel Marsh. The family wishes to express gratitude to the hospice care team that brought peace and respect to Weesie's last days.