Marjorie Linda Marash

Marge lived many lives. Born in New York City to blind parents, she was called upon from an early age to read and help them. A gifted teenager, she was recognized and encouraged by perceptive elders. As a young adult at Antioch College she befriended Alice Gerrard, and through her entered the world of old-time and bluegrass music along with her first husband, Mike Seeger of The New Lost City Ramblers.

She was a young mother to three boys, and later a proud grandmother and godmother. Ever curious, Marge became a gifted guitar player and teacher; among her students were the young David Grisman and Buddy Miller. She learned computer coding in the days of punch cards and how to pilot a single-engine plane. In her 30s, while married to her second husband, David Marash, a news anchor and investigative reporter, she became a medical doctor despite not having a college degree. She practiced her vocation, psychiatry and psychotherapy, in New York City until just months before her passing.

Ever big-hearted, Marge welcomed into her life many friends who became part of her extended family. Her belief in forgiveness kept her close with former partners and their subsequent wives and families, all of whom cherished her friendship.

In her final days, Marge often reflected on her good fortune in life, remaining humble about the hard work it had taken to achieve it. Her curiosity, intelligence, and compassion inspired all who knew her.

She is survived by her three sons, Kim, Chris (Arley), and Jeremy, her grandchildren, Dylan, Drew, Kayla, and Jason, great-grandson Oliver, and step-children Teddy and Darcy Kimball. She was predeceased by her brother, George; her first husband, Mike; and her third husband, George Kimball.