Obituary
PAULINE DEIBERT MARQUIS
Pauline 'Polly' Deibert Marquis, originally from Palmerton, PA and Greenwich, CT, died on her 104th birthday. She was the daughter of Franklin W. and Lydia Gregory Deibert, and the sister of Jonathan Deibert. Polly graduated from Ursinus College in Pennsylvania. She was married to Byron St. Croix Marquis for 55 years becoming a widow in 1988. A son, Gregory Ewing Marquis, died in 1988.
Initially a French teacher, later in life Polly became an antique silver dealer. For decades she worked as a volunteer in hospital thrift shops and in the Family Room at the Greenwich Hospital and was an active member of Planned Parenthood. She was an enthusiastic and skilled gardener, golfer and bridge player.
She is survived by a daughter, Sue Gordon of Beverly, Mass and Sarasota and her grandchildren, David Byron Gordon and Janet Ellen Gordon.
A memorial service was held at Harbor's Edge in Delray Beach. A family internment ceremony will be held in Gilbert, PA.
Donations in Polly's memory may be made to Planned Parenthood.Obituary submitted by the family
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