Fred Stephen Marvin was born on August 3, 1916, in Clover Run, Pennsylvania, the second child and oldest son of Felix and Joanna DeSantis Marino. He was of 100% Italian descent. On his birth certificate, his name was "Fernando Stefano Marino." On his Baptismal certificate (September 3, 1916), it was "Ferdinand Stephan Marino." His birth and Baptismal certificates list his birthplace as "Mahaffey," because that was the closest place to Clover Run with a legal name. He always went by "Fred." He legally changed his surname to "Marvin" in 1942.
Fred grew up in small coal mining villages: Clover Run (birth-1919), Raysville (1919-1924), and "Number 8," (1924-1939), all mining towns in the Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, area, which no longer exist. Number 8 was 4 miles west of Punxsutawney in Jefferson County. At Number 8, the family had 2 shacks, one for a home, and one for a grocery store. The family didn't have to pay for utilities, because there weren't any! For heat, Fred and his younger brother, Herman, picked up coal along the train tracks. For grade school, Fred attended several one-room schoolhouses, and skipped 5th grade. At Punxsutawney High School, he participated in Health Club and the Debating Society. He graduated in 1933, 9th in a class of 156.
Fred began a lifelong career in the food business, starting in Punxsutawney in 1935, eventually moving into sales. He received numerous awards and was active in the National Association of Food Manufacturers. He continued part-time work in the food business through age 96.
Fred moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1936 and married Catherine Louise Lyon on July 15, 1942, at St. Justin Catholic Church, in the Mount Washington neighborhood in the South Hills of Pittsburgh.
Fred and Kitty had two sons:
Gary Lawrence, b. December 7, 1944, Pittsburgh.
Douglas Brian, b. April 19, 1947, Pittsburgh.
In their early marriage, they lived in an apartment on Arkansas Avenue in the Dormont suburb of the South Hills of Pittsburgh. They lived at 633 Rossmore Avenue in the Brookline neighborhood of Pittsburgh from about 1946 until December 1964. They were members of the Church of the Resurrection in Brookline. In December 1964, the family moved to 316 Larch Lane in the Baldwin Township suburb in the South Hills where they belonged to St. Winifred's Catholic Church in the nearby Mt. Lebanon suburb.
After Kitty's death, Fred married widow Charlotte Burge Walsh on June 14, 1978, in Miami, Florida. They lived at 316 Larch Lane. Several years later, they relocated to Naples, Florida. After Charlotte's death, Fred moved back to the Bethel Park suburb in the South Hills of Pittsburgh in September 2014.
Fred participated in many Catholic Church ministries. He was an usher and member of the Knights of Columbus, both in Pittsburgh and Naples. During his retirement in Naples, he volunteered at a local school as a tutor, at a hospital, and at "The Rose Garden," a pro-life second-hand store, in Naples.
Fred Stephen Marvin passed away at Country Meadows Nursing Home on Washington Pike in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania, on Friday, July 31, three days short of his 99th birthday.
Arrangements were by the Frank F. DeBor Funeral Home in Brookline. Visitation was at St. Thomas More Catholic Church before Mass. The Funeral Mass was celebrated on Wednesday, August 5, 10 a.m. at St. Thomas More in Bethel Park. The celebrant was Fr. Joseph B. Codori.
Submitted by daughter-in-law Angela (Member #48520699).
Fred grew up in small coal mining villages: Clover Run (birth-1919), Raysville (1919-1924), and "Number 8," (1924-1939), all mining towns in the Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, area, which no longer exist. Number 8 was 4 miles west of Punxsutawney in Jefferson County. At Number 8, the family had 2 shacks, one for a home, and one for a grocery store. The family didn't have to pay for utilities, because there weren't any! For heat, Fred and his younger brother, Herman, picked up coal along the train tracks. For grade school, Fred attended several one-room schoolhouses, and skipped 5th grade. At Punxsutawney High School, he participated in Health Club and the Debating Society. He graduated in 1933, 9th in a class of 156.
Fred began a lifelong career in the food business, starting in Punxsutawney in 1935, eventually moving into sales. He received numerous awards and was active in the National Association of Food Manufacturers. He continued part-time work in the food business through age 96.
Fred moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1936 and married Catherine Louise Lyon on July 15, 1942, at St. Justin Catholic Church, in the Mount Washington neighborhood in the South Hills of Pittsburgh.
Fred and Kitty had two sons:
Gary Lawrence, b. December 7, 1944, Pittsburgh.
Douglas Brian, b. April 19, 1947, Pittsburgh.
In their early marriage, they lived in an apartment on Arkansas Avenue in the Dormont suburb of the South Hills of Pittsburgh. They lived at 633 Rossmore Avenue in the Brookline neighborhood of Pittsburgh from about 1946 until December 1964. They were members of the Church of the Resurrection in Brookline. In December 1964, the family moved to 316 Larch Lane in the Baldwin Township suburb in the South Hills where they belonged to St. Winifred's Catholic Church in the nearby Mt. Lebanon suburb.
After Kitty's death, Fred married widow Charlotte Burge Walsh on June 14, 1978, in Miami, Florida. They lived at 316 Larch Lane. Several years later, they relocated to Naples, Florida. After Charlotte's death, Fred moved back to the Bethel Park suburb in the South Hills of Pittsburgh in September 2014.
Fred participated in many Catholic Church ministries. He was an usher and member of the Knights of Columbus, both in Pittsburgh and Naples. During his retirement in Naples, he volunteered at a local school as a tutor, at a hospital, and at "The Rose Garden," a pro-life second-hand store, in Naples.
Fred Stephen Marvin passed away at Country Meadows Nursing Home on Washington Pike in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania, on Friday, July 31, three days short of his 99th birthday.
Arrangements were by the Frank F. DeBor Funeral Home in Brookline. Visitation was at St. Thomas More Catholic Church before Mass. The Funeral Mass was celebrated on Wednesday, August 5, 10 a.m. at St. Thomas More in Bethel Park. The celebrant was Fr. Joseph B. Codori.
Submitted by daughter-in-law Angela (Member #48520699).
Fred Stephen Marvin was born on August 3, 1916, in Clover Run, Pennsylvania, the second child and oldest son of Felix and Joanna DeSantis Marino. He was of 100% Italian descent. On his birth certificate, his name was "Fernando Stefano Marino." On his Baptismal certificate (September 3, 1916), it was "Ferdinand Stephan Marino." His birth and Baptismal certificates list his birthplace as "Mahaffey," because that was the closest place to Clover Run with a legal name. He always went by "Fred." He legally changed his surname to "Marvin" in 1942.
Fred grew up in small coal mining villages: Clover Run (birth-1919), Raysville (1919-1924), and "Number 8," (1924-1939), all mining towns in the Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, area, which no longer exist. Number 8 was 4 miles west of Punxsutawney in Jefferson County. At Number 8, the family had 2 shacks, one for a home, and one for a grocery store. The family didn't have to pay for utilities, because there weren't any! For heat, Fred and his younger brother, Herman, picked up coal along the train tracks. For grade school, Fred attended several one-room schoolhouses, and skipped 5th grade. At Punxsutawney High School, he participated in Health Club and the Debating Society. He graduated in 1933, 9th in a class of 156.
Fred began a lifelong career in the food business, starting in Punxsutawney in 1935, eventually moving into sales. He received numerous awards and was active in the National Association of Food Manufacturers. He continued part-time work in the food business through age 96.
Fred moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1936 and married Catherine Louise Lyon on July 15, 1942, at St. Justin Catholic Church, in the Mount Washington neighborhood in the South Hills of Pittsburgh.
Fred and Kitty had two sons:
Gary Lawrence, b. December 7, 1944, Pittsburgh.
Douglas Brian, b. April 19, 1947, Pittsburgh.
In their early marriage, they lived in an apartment on Arkansas Avenue in the Dormont suburb of the South Hills of Pittsburgh. They lived at 633 Rossmore Avenue in the Brookline neighborhood of Pittsburgh from about 1946 until December 1964. They were members of the Church of the Resurrection in Brookline. In December 1964, the family moved to 316 Larch Lane in the Baldwin Township suburb in the South Hills where they belonged to St. Winifred's Catholic Church in the nearby Mt. Lebanon suburb.
After Kitty's death, Fred married widow Charlotte Burge Walsh on June 14, 1978, in Miami, Florida. They lived at 316 Larch Lane. Several years later, they relocated to Naples, Florida. After Charlotte's death, Fred moved back to the Bethel Park suburb in the South Hills of Pittsburgh in September 2014.
Fred participated in many Catholic Church ministries. He was an usher and member of the Knights of Columbus, both in Pittsburgh and Naples. During his retirement in Naples, he volunteered at a local school as a tutor, at a hospital, and at "The Rose Garden," a pro-life second-hand store, in Naples.
Fred Stephen Marvin passed away at Country Meadows Nursing Home on Washington Pike in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania, on Friday, July 31, three days short of his 99th birthday.
Arrangements were by the Frank F. DeBor Funeral Home in Brookline. Visitation was at St. Thomas More Catholic Church before Mass. The Funeral Mass was celebrated on Wednesday, August 5, 10 a.m. at St. Thomas More in Bethel Park. The celebrant was Fr. Joseph B. Codori.
Submitted by daughter-in-law Angela (Member #48520699).
Fred grew up in small coal mining villages: Clover Run (birth-1919), Raysville (1919-1924), and "Number 8," (1924-1939), all mining towns in the Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, area, which no longer exist. Number 8 was 4 miles west of Punxsutawney in Jefferson County. At Number 8, the family had 2 shacks, one for a home, and one for a grocery store. The family didn't have to pay for utilities, because there weren't any! For heat, Fred and his younger brother, Herman, picked up coal along the train tracks. For grade school, Fred attended several one-room schoolhouses, and skipped 5th grade. At Punxsutawney High School, he participated in Health Club and the Debating Society. He graduated in 1933, 9th in a class of 156.
Fred began a lifelong career in the food business, starting in Punxsutawney in 1935, eventually moving into sales. He received numerous awards and was active in the National Association of Food Manufacturers. He continued part-time work in the food business through age 96.
Fred moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1936 and married Catherine Louise Lyon on July 15, 1942, at St. Justin Catholic Church, in the Mount Washington neighborhood in the South Hills of Pittsburgh.
Fred and Kitty had two sons:
Gary Lawrence, b. December 7, 1944, Pittsburgh.
Douglas Brian, b. April 19, 1947, Pittsburgh.
In their early marriage, they lived in an apartment on Arkansas Avenue in the Dormont suburb of the South Hills of Pittsburgh. They lived at 633 Rossmore Avenue in the Brookline neighborhood of Pittsburgh from about 1946 until December 1964. They were members of the Church of the Resurrection in Brookline. In December 1964, the family moved to 316 Larch Lane in the Baldwin Township suburb in the South Hills where they belonged to St. Winifred's Catholic Church in the nearby Mt. Lebanon suburb.
After Kitty's death, Fred married widow Charlotte Burge Walsh on June 14, 1978, in Miami, Florida. They lived at 316 Larch Lane. Several years later, they relocated to Naples, Florida. After Charlotte's death, Fred moved back to the Bethel Park suburb in the South Hills of Pittsburgh in September 2014.
Fred participated in many Catholic Church ministries. He was an usher and member of the Knights of Columbus, both in Pittsburgh and Naples. During his retirement in Naples, he volunteered at a local school as a tutor, at a hospital, and at "The Rose Garden," a pro-life second-hand store, in Naples.
Fred Stephen Marvin passed away at Country Meadows Nursing Home on Washington Pike in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania, on Friday, July 31, three days short of his 99th birthday.
Arrangements were by the Frank F. DeBor Funeral Home in Brookline. Visitation was at St. Thomas More Catholic Church before Mass. The Funeral Mass was celebrated on Wednesday, August 5, 10 a.m. at St. Thomas More in Bethel Park. The celebrant was Fr. Joseph B. Codori.
Submitted by daughter-in-law Angela (Member #48520699).
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