In her early years, Marion, her siblings and her father all slept on the porch in her father's belief that it was healthy, and in any case, there was only one bedroom in the home they had at that time. (Marion's mother had a history of TB, and slept in the bedroom with the current baby.) Marion told of actually throwing snow off the blankets.
One thing she would not tolerate, however, was piano lessons. Although her older sister Margaret was forced to take them, Marion refused.
Marion was the first woman pharmacist in Pike County, Penna., her father, pharmacist Fred J. Herbst having owned the drug store in Milford. She was graduated from Milford High School in 1921 and from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science in 1924, her father's alma mater, and immediately began serving in the Herbst Drug Store.
Because her education included mixing compounds in the old apothecary system (ounces, drams, minims), later in life she was rather doubtful of modern druggists: "All they do is count pills!"
After a 10-year courtship, Marion married Julio Santos in 1933. The deal was not sealed until Julio built Marion's choice of a house for them on Chippy Cole Road, Foster Hill, Milford. As he put it, "To catch a bird you build a cage." Julio actually cut down the trees for the house and hauled them with two horses to the Wolfe Lumberyard, Milford, to be converted into boards. After finally marrying and settling in, the couple had three children.
She continued working for 19 years in her father's drug store until his death in 1943. She also helped Julio with farming and rearing their three children.
In 1936, Marion's elder sister, Margaret Herbst Wolfe, died, leaving four children, aged nine and under, motherless. Marion rose to the occasion and acted as a mother figure to her nieces and nephew.
Marion's daughter Ceil recalled very clearly her mom's reaction to the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Four-year-old Ceil was dressed and ready for Sunday school, but was under the table pretending to be a dog in a doghouse. The radio was on. When her mother, usually very quiet and soft-spoken, suddenly screamed out, Ceil asked what was the matter. "Something awful has happened," was the answer. "Has the sky fallen?" Ceil asked. "Something worse even than that. We're at war." Ceil did not think at the time to ask what "war" was. Marion of course as a young teen had been told that the Great War was the war to end all wars.
Marion was a member of the local Presbyterian church, but did not believe in predestinationism.
She was a formidable Scrabble player, and in fact enjoyed the game so much, she would play against herself. When this grand-nephew once asked her "Who wins?" she replied, "Well I do." No arguing with that.
One thing she would not tolerate, however, was piano lessons. Although her older sister Margaret was forced to take them, Marion refused.
Marion was the first woman pharmacist in Pike County, Penna., her father, pharmacist Fred J. Herbst having owned the drug store in Milford. She was graduated from Milford High School in 1921 and from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science in 1924, her father's alma mater, and immediately began serving in the Herbst Drug Store.
Because her education included mixing compounds in the old apothecary system (ounces, drams, minims), later in life she was rather doubtful of modern druggists: "All they do is count pills!"
After a 10-year courtship, Marion married Julio Santos in 1933. The deal was not sealed until Julio built Marion's choice of a house for them on Chippy Cole Road, Foster Hill, Milford. As he put it, "To catch a bird you build a cage." Julio actually cut down the trees for the house and hauled them with two horses to the Wolfe Lumberyard, Milford, to be converted into boards. After finally marrying and settling in, the couple had three children.
She continued working for 19 years in her father's drug store until his death in 1943. She also helped Julio with farming and rearing their three children.
In 1936, Marion's elder sister, Margaret Herbst Wolfe, died, leaving four children, aged nine and under, motherless. Marion rose to the occasion and acted as a mother figure to her nieces and nephew.
Marion's daughter Ceil recalled very clearly her mom's reaction to the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Four-year-old Ceil was dressed and ready for Sunday school, but was under the table pretending to be a dog in a doghouse. The radio was on. When her mother, usually very quiet and soft-spoken, suddenly screamed out, Ceil asked what was the matter. "Something awful has happened," was the answer. "Has the sky fallen?" Ceil asked. "Something worse even than that. We're at war." Ceil did not think at the time to ask what "war" was. Marion of course as a young teen had been told that the Great War was the war to end all wars.
Marion was a member of the local Presbyterian church, but did not believe in predestinationism.
She was a formidable Scrabble player, and in fact enjoyed the game so much, she would play against herself. When this grand-nephew once asked her "Who wins?" she replied, "Well I do." No arguing with that.
In her early years, Marion, her siblings and her father all slept on the porch in her father's belief that it was healthy, and in any case, there was only one bedroom in the home they had at that time. (Marion's mother had a history of TB, and slept in the bedroom with the current baby.) Marion told of actually throwing snow off the blankets.
One thing she would not tolerate, however, was piano lessons. Although her older sister Margaret was forced to take them, Marion refused.
Marion was the first woman pharmacist in Pike County, Penna., her father, pharmacist Fred J. Herbst having owned the drug store in Milford. She was graduated from Milford High School in 1921 and from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science in 1924, her father's alma mater, and immediately began serving in the Herbst Drug Store.
Because her education included mixing compounds in the old apothecary system (ounces, drams, minims), later in life she was rather doubtful of modern druggists: "All they do is count pills!"
After a 10-year courtship, Marion married Julio Santos in 1933. The deal was not sealed until Julio built Marion's choice of a house for them on Chippy Cole Road, Foster Hill, Milford. As he put it, "To catch a bird you build a cage." Julio actually cut down the trees for the house and hauled them with two horses to the Wolfe Lumberyard, Milford, to be converted into boards. After finally marrying and settling in, the couple had three children.
She continued working for 19 years in her father's drug store until his death in 1943. She also helped Julio with farming and rearing their three children.
In 1936, Marion's elder sister, Margaret Herbst Wolfe, died, leaving four children, aged nine and under, motherless. Marion rose to the occasion and acted as a mother figure to her nieces and nephew.
Marion's daughter Ceil recalled very clearly her mom's reaction to the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Four-year-old Ceil was dressed and ready for Sunday school, but was under the table pretending to be a dog in a doghouse. The radio was on. When her mother, usually very quiet and soft-spoken, suddenly screamed out, Ceil asked what was the matter. "Something awful has happened," was the answer. "Has the sky fallen?" Ceil asked. "Something worse even than that. We're at war." Ceil did not think at the time to ask what "war" was. Marion of course as a young teen had been told that the Great War was the war to end all wars.
Marion was a member of the local Presbyterian church, but did not believe in predestinationism.
She was a formidable Scrabble player, and in fact enjoyed the game so much, she would play against herself. When this grand-nephew once asked her "Who wins?" she replied, "Well I do." No arguing with that.
One thing she would not tolerate, however, was piano lessons. Although her older sister Margaret was forced to take them, Marion refused.
Marion was the first woman pharmacist in Pike County, Penna., her father, pharmacist Fred J. Herbst having owned the drug store in Milford. She was graduated from Milford High School in 1921 and from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science in 1924, her father's alma mater, and immediately began serving in the Herbst Drug Store.
Because her education included mixing compounds in the old apothecary system (ounces, drams, minims), later in life she was rather doubtful of modern druggists: "All they do is count pills!"
After a 10-year courtship, Marion married Julio Santos in 1933. The deal was not sealed until Julio built Marion's choice of a house for them on Chippy Cole Road, Foster Hill, Milford. As he put it, "To catch a bird you build a cage." Julio actually cut down the trees for the house and hauled them with two horses to the Wolfe Lumberyard, Milford, to be converted into boards. After finally marrying and settling in, the couple had three children.
She continued working for 19 years in her father's drug store until his death in 1943. She also helped Julio with farming and rearing their three children.
In 1936, Marion's elder sister, Margaret Herbst Wolfe, died, leaving four children, aged nine and under, motherless. Marion rose to the occasion and acted as a mother figure to her nieces and nephew.
Marion's daughter Ceil recalled very clearly her mom's reaction to the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Four-year-old Ceil was dressed and ready for Sunday school, but was under the table pretending to be a dog in a doghouse. The radio was on. When her mother, usually very quiet and soft-spoken, suddenly screamed out, Ceil asked what was the matter. "Something awful has happened," was the answer. "Has the sky fallen?" Ceil asked. "Something worse even than that. We're at war." Ceil did not think at the time to ask what "war" was. Marion of course as a young teen had been told that the Great War was the war to end all wars.
Marion was a member of the local Presbyterian church, but did not believe in predestinationism.
She was a formidable Scrabble player, and in fact enjoyed the game so much, she would play against herself. When this grand-nephew once asked her "Who wins?" she replied, "Well I do." No arguing with that.
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