Kittery Point – Marian "Mamie" Gerrish Craig, 96, of Kittery Point, Maine, died in hospice on December 12, 2015.
A descendant of early settlers to the Piscataqua region, she was born on June 30, 1919 in Oil City, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Charles Samuel and Marian (Sleeman) Gerrish.
Marian moved to Maine as a youth and attended Kittery schools, graduating from Traip Academy as a member of the National Honor Society with the Class of 1936.
Marian's life was dedicated to music, family, and her ancestral heritage.
An accomplished musician, Marian began piano study at an early age, eventually teaching hundreds of piano, organ, and harpsichord students. She was an organist, pianist, and choir-director at numerous Seacoast area churches over a span of several decades. She started her long musical career as a young teenager playing organ at the church across the street, the First Congregational Church at Kittery Point. She was a sought-after accompanist by musicians across New England, and loved classical and jazz music.
Kittery Point – Marian "Mamie" Gerrish Craig, 96, of Kittery Point, Maine, died in hospice on December 12, 2015.
A descendant of early settlers to the Piscataqua region, she was born on June 30, 1919 in Oil City, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Charles Samuel and Marian (Sleeman) Gerrish.
Marian moved to Maine as a youth and attended Kittery schools, graduating from Traip Academy as a member of the National Honor Society with the Class of 1936.
Marian's life was dedicated to music, family, and her ancestral heritage.
An accomplished musician, Marian began piano study at an early age, eventually teaching hundreds of piano, organ, and harpsichord students. She was an organist, pianist, and choir-director at numerous Seacoast area churches over a span of several decades. She started her long musical career as a young teenager playing organ at the church across the street, the First Congregational Church at Kittery Point. She was a sought-after accompanist by musicians across New England, and loved classical and jazz music.
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