Katherine C. Marston1

F, #40329, b. Dec 24, 1911, d. Jun 17, 2008

Family

Edwin H. McDowell b. Feb 22, 1911, d. Aug 31, 1998

Chronological Events

Birth*Dec 24, 1911 Katherine C. Marston was born on Dec 24, 1911 at Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.1 
Marriage*circa 1934 She married Edwin H. McDowell, son of Archibald Allen McDowell and Mary Jane Gray, circa 1934.1 
Death*Jun 17, 2008 Katherine C. Marston died on Jun 17, 2008, at age 96 at Elliot Hospital, Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States.1 
ObituaryJun 18, 2008  OBITUARY: Katherine C. McDowell, 96, of Manchester, NH, died Tuesday, June 17, 2008 in the Elliot Hospital in Manchester. She was born in West Medford, MA on December 24, 1911, a daughter of the late G. Lester and Etta F. (Thompson) Marston. Mrs. McDowell was a graduate of Medford High School, Bradford Junior College, and Pierce Secretarial School. She had previously lived in Londonderry, NH, Derry, NH, and Bedford, MA for 25 years. While living in Bedford, she was active in the First Congregational Church, the American Red Cross, the PTA, the Bedford Women’s Community Club, and enjoyed ten years as an assistant in Ballroom Dancing with the Carry School of Dance in Boston. In 1976, she retired to Londonderry, where she was active in the Londonderry Presbyterian Church, was a school volunteer, and was a member of the Spacetown Square Dance group. A Christian, in the true sense of the word, she lived her life by the Golden Rule.
She is survived by two sons, E. Lester McDowell of Scarborough, ME, Dean R. McDowell of Seminole, FL; one daughter, Jane G. Lundy of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; five grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; one niece and three nephews. She was predeceased by her husband of 64 years, Edwin H. McDowell in 1998.
There are no calling hours. A Celebration of her Life will be held Wednesday, June 25, at 7:30 p.m. in the dining room at Villa Crest Nursing and Retirement Center, 1276 Hanover Street, Manchester,NH. The Peabody Funeral Homes and Crematorium, 15 Birch St., Derry is handling the arrangements.

Published online at Peabody Funeral Homes, 290 Mammoth Road, Londonderry, New Hampshire 03038.1
 

Citations

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