MARSH ELGIN R

MAJ Elgin R. Marsh was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 07/08/1969 at the age of 35.6
Date of Birth 12/13/1933
Served in the U.S. Army
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More detail on this person: Maj Elgin R Marsh Funeral rites for Maj. Elgin R. Marsh Jr., 35, Sun Prairie, who died Tuesday unexpectedly, will be held Friday at 2 p.m. in St. Stephen's Lutheran Church, Monona. Burial will be with full military honors in Roselawn Cemetery. Friends may call at the Gunderson Funeral Home, 5203 Monona Dr., from 4 to 9 tonight. Maj. Marsh had returned home on July 7 from his second tour of duty in Vietnam. He was a 13-year Army veteran. Coroner Clyde Chamberlain said his death was due to an apparent heart attack. He was an army aviator and aircraft maintenance officer and a graduate of the Army Command and General Staff High School and the University of Wisconsin, where he received his master's degree in 1962. Surviving are his wife, the former Karen Grinde; a son, Victor, and a daughter, Nanette, both at home; and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elgin Marsh Sr., Poynette. The family suggests that memorials be made to the Heart Association. [published in The Capital Times; Thursday, July 10, 1969]

Burial information: Roselawn Memorial Park, Monona, WI

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Date posted on this site: 01/11/2025