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Margaret A <I>May</I> Marks

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Margaret A May Marks

Birth
New York, USA
Death
19 Feb 1973 (aged 57–58)
New York, USA
Burial
Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
Unmarked Grave.
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MRS. MARY M. MARKS

Mrs. Mary M. Marks, 57, a vice president of St. Nicholas Music, Inc., died yesterday at her home, 117 W. 11th St.

She was the wife of Johnny Marks, the song writer who wrote the music and lyrics for "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer."

Mrs. Marks was active in Greenwich Village affairs. Services will be conducted tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. at the Frank E. Campbell Funeral home, Madison Ave.. at 81st St.


The Daily News

New York, New York

Wednesday, February 21, 1973, p. 69

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MARKS -- Margaret. On Feb. 19, 1973. Wife of John D. Marks. Mother of Michael, Laura and David. Sister of Evelyn Levitt, Richard May and Robert May. Service Thursday, 11:30 a.m. at Frank E. Campbell, Madison Ave at 81 St.

In Lieu of flowers contributions to the American Cancer Society would be appreciated.


The Daily News

New York, New York

Thursday, February 22, 1973, p. 82

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Note: The data, below, is from Wikipedia page about Robert L. May, Margaret May Marks' brother.


Robert Lewis May was born in Arverne, Long Island, New York,[1] and grew up in a fairly affluent secular Jewish home in New Rochelle, New York.[2][3] His parents were members of the Ethical Culture Society, which believed that morality is independent of theology.[4] May grew up having no religious preference.[5] He had a brother and two sisters. One of the sisters, Evelyn May, was the grandmother of economist Steven D. Levitt, who wrote the book Freakonomics.[6] The other sister, Margaret, married songwriter Johnny Marks in 1947.[7]

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Mother of Michael, Laura & David



MRS. MARY M. MARKS

Mrs. Mary M. Marks, 57, a vice president of St. Nicholas Music, Inc., died yesterday at her home, 117 W. 11th St.

She was the wife of Johnny Marks, the song writer who wrote the music and lyrics for "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer."

Mrs. Marks was active in Greenwich Village affairs. Services will be conducted tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. at the Frank E. Campbell Funeral home, Madison Ave.. at 81st St.


The Daily News

New York, New York

Wednesday, February 21, 1973, p. 69

._______


MARKS -- Margaret. On Feb. 19, 1973. Wife of John D. Marks. Mother of Michael, Laura and David. Sister of Evelyn Levitt, Richard May and Robert May. Service Thursday, 11:30 a.m. at Frank E. Campbell, Madison Ave at 81 St.

In Lieu of flowers contributions to the American Cancer Society would be appreciated.


The Daily News

New York, New York

Thursday, February 22, 1973, p. 82

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Note: The data, below, is from Wikipedia page about Robert L. May, Margaret May Marks' brother.


Robert Lewis May was born in Arverne, Long Island, New York,[1] and grew up in a fairly affluent secular Jewish home in New Rochelle, New York.[2][3] His parents were members of the Ethical Culture Society, which believed that morality is independent of theology.[4] May grew up having no religious preference.[5] He had a brother and two sisters. One of the sisters, Evelyn May, was the grandmother of economist Steven D. Levitt, who wrote the book Freakonomics.[6] The other sister, Margaret, married songwriter Johnny Marks in 1947.[7]

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Mother of Michael, Laura & David



Gravesite Details

January 2023: Unmarked Grave



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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/247795827/margaret_a-marks: accessed ), memorial page for Margaret A May Marks (1915–19 Feb 1973), Find a Grave Memorial ID 247795827, citing Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by .A (contributor 46575222).