Margaret Marie Gilbert Marsh

Margaret Marie Gilbert Marsh, 74 of Pomeroy, passed away on Tuesday, February 15, 2011 surrounded by her family at the home of her daughter in Elverson. She was the wife of William L. Marsh with whom she shared over seven years of marriage and her late husband Chester J. Gilbert, Jr. who died in 1990.



Born in West Grove, she was the daughter of the late John Jebb and Lillian Emma Turner Hackman. She was an area resident all her life and a 1954 graduate of the Downingtown High School. Peg enjoyed crocheting, puzzle books and fishing in her younger years. She was also an avid Eagles and Phillies fan.



She is survived, in addition to her husband, by four children; Charles Edward Gilbert and wife Kim of Pittsburgh, Edna Mae, wife of Joseph Marsh of East Earl, Susan Lynn, wife of Joseph Shimer of East Earl, and Mary Ellen, wife of Luciano Gonzalez of Elverson, five grandchildren and four great granddaughters.



She was preceded in death by an infant daughter Debra Ann Gilbert, two brothers John, Jr. and Robert E. Hackman and three sisters; Nancy Bladwin, Betty Jane Troupe and Jean Barnes.



Funeral services will be held on Monday, February 21, 2011 at 11:00 am from the Wilde Funeral Home, 434 Main St. Parkesburg, PA followed by interment at the Oxford Cemetery. Family and friends are also invited to attend the viewing from 10 to 11:00 am.



Online condolences can be posted at www.wildefuneralhome.com