Obituary of Clara E. Marsh

Middlesex, NJ - Clara E. (Lahey) Marsh, 102, entered into eternal life surrounded by her family on Thursday, August 25, 2016 at Bridgeway Care & Rehabilitation Center in Bridgewater. Born in Piercefield, NY to her late parents Harvey and Minnie (Normander) Lahey, she resided in Warren most of her life before settling to Middlesex almost eighteen years ago. Clara spent her time as a Purchasing Agent with the Bantam Store in Warren before retiring at the age of seventy-eight. She loved spending time at home with her family and she enjoyed reading and collecting antiques. Clara was a life member of the Watchung Elks #2252 and a member of the ladies auxiliary of the Warren Rescue Squad. Predeceased by her parents, her husband Thurston who died in 1998 and four siblings; Teddy, Fred, Irwin and Lucretia, Clara leaves behind her loving family; son Jeffrey T. Marsh and his wife Jeanne of Middlesex and Jan L. Zurawski and her husband Edward of Simpsonville, SC, two grandchildren; Laura Edge and her husband Robert and Brian Marsh and his wife Victoria, eight great-grandchildren; Melissa, Christopher, Justin, Ashley, Kelly, Sean, Brian, Jr. and Makenzie and by three great-great grandchildren; Madasyn, Gunnar and Mason. Visitation will take place in Middlesex Funeral Home, 528 Bound Brook Road, Middlesex, NJ 08846 on Sunday, August 28, 2016 from 3:00pm to 7:00pm and on Monday, August 29, 2016 from 9:30am until the 10:00am religious service. Burial will follow in the family plot of Lake Nelson Memorial Park in Piscataway. In lieu of flowers, donations are asked to be sent to either The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Donor Services, P.O. Box 4072, Pittsfield, MA 01202 or Embrace Kids Foundation, The Edith and Martin Stein Building of Hope, 121 Somerset Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901. On behalf of the Marsh family, a special thank you goes out to the staff of Bridgeway Care Center in Bridgewater for the love they showed Clara during her years of residency there.