Marian Weymouth Junkin Skinner Beach
San Rafael Daily Independent Journal Newspaper Archives
April 27, 1966 - Page 4
OBITUARIES Mrs. Marion Beach 84, Dies Mrs. Marion W. Skinner Beach. 84. of Belvedere, educator and former college president, died last night at a local hospital after a short illness. She resided at 23 Cove Road. A native of Lawrence. Mass.. Mrs. Beach was a graduate of Radcliffe College and received an M.A. from Columbia University She had also pursued graduate studies at Stanford University. Middleburg College, and Marburg University. Germany In 1927 Mrs Beach founded Weylister Secretarial College in Milford, Conn.. and was its president until it became a college of the University of Bridgeport in 1948. She then served as director of the college and advisor to the president of the university. Before founding Weylister College. Mrs. Beach was director of the Katharine Gibbs School in Boston, and was professor of English and dean of women at University of Dubuque. Iowa. During World War II she was adviser to the personnel director of Chance-Vought Aircraft Corp.. Bridgeport, Conn. Her father. George Selby Jun-kins was mayor of Lawrence. Mass She was married in 1903 to Prof Macy M Skinner of Harvard In 1933 she was married to George W Beach, manufacturer and civic leader of Minneapolis. Minn., and Dubuque. Iowa Mrs. Beach was editor of the school edition of Dorothy Can-Held Fisher's “The Bent Twig” and author of articles on English. and on school and college administration. She was a member of the American Assn. of University Women, the National League of American Penwomen. P.E.O. Sisterhood, and Gamma Phi Beta. She leaves two sons. Dr. Selby Skinner of Baltimore, Md., and Carlton Skinner of Belvedere and five grandchildren. Burial will be In Lawrence. Mass.
Parents:
George Sebly Junkins, b. May 10, 1846, Massachusetts, d. Nov. 12, 1900, Lawrence, Exxex, Mass.
Josephine Mary McDuffee, b. Feb. 2, 1848, Rochester, Strafford Co., New Hampshire, d. Aug. 6, 1913, Dubuque,
Dubuque Co. Iowa,
spouses:
1st: Dr. Macy Millmore Skinner, b. 10 Dec 1871 in Boston, d. 9 Feb 1964 in Ohio, married 19 Sep 1903 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, Divorced in California 1920. [parents: John Skinner, M.D. ’56, and Jeanie Reid Terwilliger]
Children
-- Selby Millmore Skinner, b. 19 Jul 1905 in Boston, Massachusetts, d. 29 April 2002, Mentor, Lake, Ohio, m. Charlotte Miller, b. 1912, California
-- Barbara Reid Skinner, b. 19 Nov 1907 in California, d. 30 Apr 1953. m. 1st. Edwin Lanier Gilmore, Selma, Alabama, 2nd. Max M. Mandellaub, b. 7 Jun 1911 in Heilbronn, Germany, d. 16 Nov 1967 in Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany
-- Carlton Skinnner b. 8 Apr 1913 in Palo Alto, Santa Clara, California, d. 22 June 2004, Boston, Suffolk, Mass. He married twice. 1st. Jeanne D. Rowe, divorced 27 Feb. 1967; 2nd. Solange Petit, b. Oct 23, 1928, m. April 6 1970, San Francisco.
2nd: to George Wilson Beach, b. 10 Oct 1861, Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa, d. 13 Jan 1955, Tiburon, Marin County, California. They were married: 31 Jul 1933 in Rye, New York
George's first wife was Marian's first cousin Cora Belle McDuffee. She was step mother to his children by Cora Belle. They were
-- Carolyn Wilson Beach 1890–1989
-- George Lawrence Beach 1893–1985
San Rafael Daily Independent Journal Newspaper Archives
April 27, 1966 - Page 4
OBITUARIES Mrs. Marion Beach 84, Dies Mrs. Marion W. Skinner Beach. 84. of Belvedere, educator and former college president, died last night at a local hospital after a short illness. She resided at 23 Cove Road. A native of Lawrence. Mass.. Mrs. Beach was a graduate of Radcliffe College and received an M.A. from Columbia University She had also pursued graduate studies at Stanford University. Middleburg College, and Marburg University. Germany In 1927 Mrs Beach founded Weylister Secretarial College in Milford, Conn.. and was its president until it became a college of the University of Bridgeport in 1948. She then served as director of the college and advisor to the president of the university. Before founding Weylister College. Mrs. Beach was director of the Katharine Gibbs School in Boston, and was professor of English and dean of women at University of Dubuque. Iowa. During World War II she was adviser to the personnel director of Chance-Vought Aircraft Corp.. Bridgeport, Conn. Her father. George Selby Jun-kins was mayor of Lawrence. Mass She was married in 1903 to Prof Macy M Skinner of Harvard In 1933 she was married to George W Beach, manufacturer and civic leader of Minneapolis. Minn., and Dubuque. Iowa Mrs. Beach was editor of the school edition of Dorothy Can-Held Fisher's “The Bent Twig” and author of articles on English. and on school and college administration. She was a member of the American Assn. of University Women, the National League of American Penwomen. P.E.O. Sisterhood, and Gamma Phi Beta. She leaves two sons. Dr. Selby Skinner of Baltimore, Md., and Carlton Skinner of Belvedere and five grandchildren. Burial will be In Lawrence. Mass.
Parents:
George Sebly Junkins, b. May 10, 1846, Massachusetts, d. Nov. 12, 1900, Lawrence, Exxex, Mass.
Josephine Mary McDuffee, b. Feb. 2, 1848, Rochester, Strafford Co., New Hampshire, d. Aug. 6, 1913, Dubuque,
Dubuque Co. Iowa,
spouses:
1st: Dr. Macy Millmore Skinner, b. 10 Dec 1871 in Boston, d. 9 Feb 1964 in Ohio, married 19 Sep 1903 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, Divorced in California 1920. [parents: John Skinner, M.D. ’56, and Jeanie Reid Terwilliger]
Children
-- Selby Millmore Skinner, b. 19 Jul 1905 in Boston, Massachusetts, d. 29 April 2002, Mentor, Lake, Ohio, m. Charlotte Miller, b. 1912, California
-- Barbara Reid Skinner, b. 19 Nov 1907 in California, d. 30 Apr 1953. m. 1st. Edwin Lanier Gilmore, Selma, Alabama, 2nd. Max M. Mandellaub, b. 7 Jun 1911 in Heilbronn, Germany, d. 16 Nov 1967 in Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany
-- Carlton Skinnner b. 8 Apr 1913 in Palo Alto, Santa Clara, California, d. 22 June 2004, Boston, Suffolk, Mass. He married twice. 1st. Jeanne D. Rowe, divorced 27 Feb. 1967; 2nd. Solange Petit, b. Oct 23, 1928, m. April 6 1970, San Francisco.
2nd: to George Wilson Beach, b. 10 Oct 1861, Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa, d. 13 Jan 1955, Tiburon, Marin County, California. They were married: 31 Jul 1933 in Rye, New York
George's first wife was Marian's first cousin Cora Belle McDuffee. She was step mother to his children by Cora Belle. They were
-- Carolyn Wilson Beach 1890–1989
-- George Lawrence Beach 1893–1985
Marian Weymouth Junkin Skinner Beach
San Rafael Daily Independent Journal Newspaper Archives
April 27, 1966 - Page 4
OBITUARIES Mrs. Marion Beach 84, Dies Mrs. Marion W. Skinner Beach. 84. of Belvedere, educator and former college president, died last night at a local hospital after a short illness. She resided at 23 Cove Road. A native of Lawrence. Mass.. Mrs. Beach was a graduate of Radcliffe College and received an M.A. from Columbia University She had also pursued graduate studies at Stanford University. Middleburg College, and Marburg University. Germany In 1927 Mrs Beach founded Weylister Secretarial College in Milford, Conn.. and was its president until it became a college of the University of Bridgeport in 1948. She then served as director of the college and advisor to the president of the university. Before founding Weylister College. Mrs. Beach was director of the Katharine Gibbs School in Boston, and was professor of English and dean of women at University of Dubuque. Iowa. During World War II she was adviser to the personnel director of Chance-Vought Aircraft Corp.. Bridgeport, Conn. Her father. George Selby Jun-kins was mayor of Lawrence. Mass She was married in 1903 to Prof Macy M Skinner of Harvard In 1933 she was married to George W Beach, manufacturer and civic leader of Minneapolis. Minn., and Dubuque. Iowa Mrs. Beach was editor of the school edition of Dorothy Can-Held Fisher's “The Bent Twig” and author of articles on English. and on school and college administration. She was a member of the American Assn. of University Women, the National League of American Penwomen. P.E.O. Sisterhood, and Gamma Phi Beta. She leaves two sons. Dr. Selby Skinner of Baltimore, Md., and Carlton Skinner of Belvedere and five grandchildren. Burial will be In Lawrence. Mass.
Parents:
George Sebly Junkins, b. May 10, 1846, Massachusetts, d. Nov. 12, 1900, Lawrence, Exxex, Mass.
Josephine Mary McDuffee, b. Feb. 2, 1848, Rochester, Strafford Co., New Hampshire, d. Aug. 6, 1913, Dubuque,
Dubuque Co. Iowa,
spouses:
1st: Dr. Macy Millmore Skinner, b. 10 Dec 1871 in Boston, d. 9 Feb 1964 in Ohio, married 19 Sep 1903 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, Divorced in California 1920. [parents: John Skinner, M.D. ’56, and Jeanie Reid Terwilliger]
Children
-- Selby Millmore Skinner, b. 19 Jul 1905 in Boston, Massachusetts, d. 29 April 2002, Mentor, Lake, Ohio, m. Charlotte Miller, b. 1912, California
-- Barbara Reid Skinner, b. 19 Nov 1907 in California, d. 30 Apr 1953. m. 1st. Edwin Lanier Gilmore, Selma, Alabama, 2nd. Max M. Mandellaub, b. 7 Jun 1911 in Heilbronn, Germany, d. 16 Nov 1967 in Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany
-- Carlton Skinnner b. 8 Apr 1913 in Palo Alto, Santa Clara, California, d. 22 June 2004, Boston, Suffolk, Mass. He married twice. 1st. Jeanne D. Rowe, divorced 27 Feb. 1967; 2nd. Solange Petit, b. Oct 23, 1928, m. April 6 1970, San Francisco.
2nd: to George Wilson Beach, b. 10 Oct 1861, Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa, d. 13 Jan 1955, Tiburon, Marin County, California. They were married: 31 Jul 1933 in Rye, New York
George's first wife was Marian's first cousin Cora Belle McDuffee. She was step mother to his children by Cora Belle. They were
-- Carolyn Wilson Beach 1890–1989
-- George Lawrence Beach 1893–1985
San Rafael Daily Independent Journal Newspaper Archives
April 27, 1966 - Page 4
OBITUARIES Mrs. Marion Beach 84, Dies Mrs. Marion W. Skinner Beach. 84. of Belvedere, educator and former college president, died last night at a local hospital after a short illness. She resided at 23 Cove Road. A native of Lawrence. Mass.. Mrs. Beach was a graduate of Radcliffe College and received an M.A. from Columbia University She had also pursued graduate studies at Stanford University. Middleburg College, and Marburg University. Germany In 1927 Mrs Beach founded Weylister Secretarial College in Milford, Conn.. and was its president until it became a college of the University of Bridgeport in 1948. She then served as director of the college and advisor to the president of the university. Before founding Weylister College. Mrs. Beach was director of the Katharine Gibbs School in Boston, and was professor of English and dean of women at University of Dubuque. Iowa. During World War II she was adviser to the personnel director of Chance-Vought Aircraft Corp.. Bridgeport, Conn. Her father. George Selby Jun-kins was mayor of Lawrence. Mass She was married in 1903 to Prof Macy M Skinner of Harvard In 1933 she was married to George W Beach, manufacturer and civic leader of Minneapolis. Minn., and Dubuque. Iowa Mrs. Beach was editor of the school edition of Dorothy Can-Held Fisher's “The Bent Twig” and author of articles on English. and on school and college administration. She was a member of the American Assn. of University Women, the National League of American Penwomen. P.E.O. Sisterhood, and Gamma Phi Beta. She leaves two sons. Dr. Selby Skinner of Baltimore, Md., and Carlton Skinner of Belvedere and five grandchildren. Burial will be In Lawrence. Mass.
Parents:
George Sebly Junkins, b. May 10, 1846, Massachusetts, d. Nov. 12, 1900, Lawrence, Exxex, Mass.
Josephine Mary McDuffee, b. Feb. 2, 1848, Rochester, Strafford Co., New Hampshire, d. Aug. 6, 1913, Dubuque,
Dubuque Co. Iowa,
spouses:
1st: Dr. Macy Millmore Skinner, b. 10 Dec 1871 in Boston, d. 9 Feb 1964 in Ohio, married 19 Sep 1903 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, Divorced in California 1920. [parents: John Skinner, M.D. ’56, and Jeanie Reid Terwilliger]
Children
-- Selby Millmore Skinner, b. 19 Jul 1905 in Boston, Massachusetts, d. 29 April 2002, Mentor, Lake, Ohio, m. Charlotte Miller, b. 1912, California
-- Barbara Reid Skinner, b. 19 Nov 1907 in California, d. 30 Apr 1953. m. 1st. Edwin Lanier Gilmore, Selma, Alabama, 2nd. Max M. Mandellaub, b. 7 Jun 1911 in Heilbronn, Germany, d. 16 Nov 1967 in Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany
-- Carlton Skinnner b. 8 Apr 1913 in Palo Alto, Santa Clara, California, d. 22 June 2004, Boston, Suffolk, Mass. He married twice. 1st. Jeanne D. Rowe, divorced 27 Feb. 1967; 2nd. Solange Petit, b. Oct 23, 1928, m. April 6 1970, San Francisco.
2nd: to George Wilson Beach, b. 10 Oct 1861, Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa, d. 13 Jan 1955, Tiburon, Marin County, California. They were married: 31 Jul 1933 in Rye, New York
George's first wife was Marian's first cousin Cora Belle McDuffee. She was step mother to his children by Cora Belle. They were
-- Carolyn Wilson Beach 1890–1989
-- George Lawrence Beach 1893–1985
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