(August 18, 1912--August 30, 1999)

NORWOOD--Marian K. Wilkins Walsh, 87, of 110 Kingswood Place, Girard, Pa., formerly of Millcreek, Pa., and a Norwood native, died Monday at Pleasant Ridge Manor West, Girard.

 Mrs. Walsh was a bookkeeper in Erie for many years. She was a former member of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Erie, and a member of the Tri Boro Center, Fairview, Pa.

 Born Aug. 18, 1912, in Norwood, she was a daughter of Leslie and Luna Keeler Pease.

 Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Dwight T. and Rosemary Wilkins, Colorado Springs, Colo.; a daughter and son-in-law, Charles and Phyllis Lafferty Kierzek, Girard, seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

 Her first husband, Chester J. Wilkins, her second husband, William J. Walsh, a daughter, Patricia Ann Wilkins McMaster, a sister and a brother died before her.

 Inurnment was in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Erie. Arrangements were with Burton Funeral Home, Erie.

 Donations may be made to the American Institute for Caner Research, 1759 R St. N.W., P.O. Box 97167, Washington, D.C. 20090-7167.

(Taken from the Thursday, September 2, 1999 edition of the Watertown Daily Times).