Edward T. Marley's Obituary
Edward Thomas Marley, age 90, of Lewes, DE, passed away on Saturday, April 16, 2011 at his residence. He was born in Newark, NJ, on Tuesday, March 1, 1921, son of the late Edward Gregson and Rosena (Sheridan) Marley.
Mr. Marley graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1949 with a BS in engineering and in 1951 from the University of Virginia with a MS in aeronautical engineering. He had a 39 year career with the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab retiring in 1991. Mr. Marley and his wife raised their family in Olney, MD where he was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church. He served the church as a member of Fisher of Men, President of the Holy Name Society, founding member of the Parish Council and as Director of Religious Education. Mr. Marley served his country during World War II with the U.S. Army Air Force.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Lois Smith Marley; four daughters: Patricia Marley Cunningham (Bruce) of Washington, DC, Gwenn E. Marley of Bethesda, MD, Rosena Marley-Schneier (Craig) of Wayland, MA, and Adele C. Marley-Brown (Scott) of Catonsville, MD; a son, Edward G. Marley of Los Angeles, CA; five granddaughters: Annabelle M. Cunningham, Scarlett R. Cunningham, Liberty S. D'Anton, Marley M. Schneier, and Cogan R. M. Schneier; one grandson, Cooper T. D'Anton; and two sisters: Elizabeth Eldridge of Murrieta, CA, and Rosemary Marley of Spring Lake, NJ.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 11:00 AM, at St. Jude The Apostle Church, Lewes, Delaware, where friends may visit beginning at 10:00 AM. Interment will be at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, DC on Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 11:00 AM. Arrangements by Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Lewes, DE.
Memorial Contributions may be made to The St. Vincent dePaul Society, St. Jude The Apostle Church, 152 Tulip Drive, Lewes, DE 19958.
Please visit Mr. Marley's Life Memorial at www.parsellfuneralhomes.com to sign the online guest registry.
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