Theodore Vincent Marther

December 11, 2017 Last Updated: December 11, 2017 10:00 AM Death Notice

Theodore Vincent Marther, 86, of Erie died peacefully Wednesday at Concordia Lutheran Ministries in Cabot after an extended illness.

He was born in Erie, Sept. 18, 1931. He was a son of the late Charles (Henry) and Esther Marther.

Mr. Marther worked at GTE Corp. for more than 43 years until 1991.

He was a well-known gunsmith. He graduated from Erie Technical High School in 1949.

He was a founding member of our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church, where he was a Eucharistic minister.

He was a lifetime member of the NRA. He loved hunting and the outdoors. He was a member of several local gun clubs and was an expert marksman. He was a member of the Siebenbuerger Club, where he enjoyed having Friday dinner with his cousins, before he became ill.

He served in the Naval Reserves in the early 1950s.

Survivors include his son, Charles J. Marther of North East, Pa.; four daughters, Mrs. James (Christina) McKellop, Mrs. Walter (Cynthia Ryan) Barnes, Mrs. Brian (Mary) Jenkins, all of Erie, and Mrs. Rene (Florence) Hatheway of Saxonburg; a sister-in-law, Marcella Aloiz; a niece, Mrs. William (Norma) Cowley; a nephew, Eugene Marther of Erie; 14 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren; and also a dear friend, Mrs. Hal (Helen) Phillips of Butler.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 43 years, Charlotte Ann (Aloiz) Marther; his two sisters in infancy, Ruth and Norma Jean Marther; and his two brothers, Richard and Wilbur Marther.

MARTHER — Friends of Theodore Vincent Marther, who died Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017, may call from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Russell C. Schmidt & Sons Funeral Home, 5000 Wattsburg Road, Erie.Invitation is extended to prayers Monday at 9:15 a.m. at the funeral home. A funeral Mass will follow at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Wintergreen George Cemetery.A memorial service will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday followed by a prayer service at Schellhaas Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 5864 Heckert Road, Bakerstown.Please visit www.SchmidtFuneralHomeErie.com to sign the Book of Memories.