Marsha Marsh
Marsha Lynn Marsh, 58, of Schoenbrunn Healthcare, New Philadelphia, died peacefully Nov. 18, 2011, following a lengthy battle with early onset Alzheimer’s disease.
Born Dec. 23, 1952, in Wheeling, W.Va., Marsha was a daughter of Richard Walton Henry of St. Clairsville and the late Juanita Pearl Henry. A 1971 graduate of Garaway High School, where her classmates will remember her as a cheerleader, she went on to attend Mt. Union College before returning to the area. Marsha earned the nickname “Big Scoop” when she served ice cream at the Goshen Dairy Store, and later worked as a teacher’s aide at Miller Avenue Elementary, Sugarcreek.
Surviving are her stepmother, Phyllis Henry of St. Clairsville; daughter, Kimberly Marsh of New Philadelphia; sons, Jeremy (Lacey) Marsh and Andrew Marsh, both of Sugarcreek; a granddaughter, Serenity Marsh of Sugarcreek; brothers, Michael Henry (companion, Lisa Burgess) of New Philadelphia and Douglas (Mary) Henry of Dover; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Services will be held Nov. 22, at 10 a.m., at Linn-Hert-Geib Funeral Home & Crematory, New Philadelphia, with Pastor Larry Smithwick officiating. Burial will follow in Holly Memorial Gardens, Colerain. Friends are invited to call Nov. 21, from 4-7 p.m.
Those unable to attend are invited to share memories and condolences with the family at http://www.geibcares.com.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Crossroads Hospice Charitable Foundation, 3743 Boettler Oaks Dr., Suite E, Green 44685.
Born Dec. 23, 1952, in Wheeling, W.Va., Marsha was a daughter of Richard Walton Henry of St. Clairsville and the late Juanita Pearl Henry. A 1971 graduate of Garaway High School, where her classmates will remember her as a cheerleader, she went on to attend Mt. Union College before returning to the area. Marsha earned the nickname “Big Scoop” when she served ice cream at the Goshen Dairy Store, and later worked as a teacher’s aide at Miller Avenue Elementary, Sugarcreek.
Surviving are her stepmother, Phyllis Henry of St. Clairsville; daughter, Kimberly Marsh of New Philadelphia; sons, Jeremy (Lacey) Marsh and Andrew Marsh, both of Sugarcreek; a granddaughter, Serenity Marsh of Sugarcreek; brothers, Michael Henry (companion, Lisa Burgess) of New Philadelphia and Douglas (Mary) Henry of Dover; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Services will be held Nov. 22, at 10 a.m., at Linn-Hert-Geib Funeral Home & Crematory, New Philadelphia, with Pastor Larry Smithwick officiating. Burial will follow in Holly Memorial Gardens, Colerain. Friends are invited to call Nov. 21, from 4-7 p.m.
Those unable to attend are invited to share memories and condolences with the family at http://www.geibcares.com.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Crossroads Hospice Charitable Foundation, 3743 Boettler Oaks Dr., Suite E, Green 44685.
Published: November 21, 2011
