Lorraine Marsh

July 11, 1918 - July 13, 2004

PANAMA - Lorraine D. Marsh, 86, of 2029 Warner Rd., Panama, died at 4:04 A.M. Monday (July 12, 2004) in WCA Hospital. She was born July 11, 1918 in Jamestown, a daughter of Minnro E. and Gennevieve Stemple Mohl. She was a 1936 graduate of Jamestown High School, a 1939 graduate of the Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing in Buffalo, and had attended the University of Buffalo. Prior to retiring, she had been employed as a registered nurse at WCA Hospital, the former Jamestown General Hospital, and at several area nursing homes. She had also been a notary public for many years. She was a communicant of Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church, where she was active with the Altar and Rosary Society. Along with her husband, she had served as a foster parent to 16 children. Always a person who took pride in her family and home, she enjoyed life and good food. She was an expert seamstress who loved to draw, and especially liked to take trips to Barcelona Harbor. She is survived by her husband, William W. Marsh, whom she married June 26, 1947; four daughters: Susan M. Scapelitte and Sheryl A. Marsh of Jamestown, Christine E. Hicks of Cleveland, Oh., and Patricia E. Roadcap of Columbus, Oh.; a son, Johnathan W. Marsh of New York City; six grandchildren: Clarissa Worden of Jamestown, Melissa McKotch of Bemus Point, Ron Seeley, Jr. of Raleigh, N.C., Patty Hicks and Vincent Roadcap, both of Columbus, Oh., and Stephen Marsh of Wisconsin; and two great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, James E. Marsh, in 1999. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M. Wednesday in Our Lady of the Snows Roman Catholic Church in Panama. The Rev. Bernard Staszak, pastor, will be celebrant. Burial will be in Panama Union Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. today in Powers, Present & Sixbey Funeral Home. Email condolences may be sent by visiting the website www.presentsixbeyfuneral.com. Memorials may be made to Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church, Rte. 474, Panama, N.Y. 14767.