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Submitted: 5/2/20 • Approved: 5/3/20 • Last Updated: 5/6/20 • R92341-G92341-S3
Veterans Marker
Paul
January 25, 1921 - September 28, 2012
OBIT
Paul Marfise, 91, of Salina, died Friday, Sept. 28, 2012. He was born Jan. 25, 1921, in Fairview, Pa., the son of Antonio and Angelina Marfise.
Paul was inducted into the United States Army on July 16, 1942. He served under Gen. George S. Patton’s 3rd Army, 4th Armored Unit in Europe. He went into the Normandy Beach Invasion in France and served in Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Africa and Italy. He received the American Theater Services Medal, EAME Theatre Service Medal, Victory Medal and four Bronze Stars. In Salina, he belonged to the VFW and DAV
Paul worked as a long-haul truck driver, Greyhound driver and as a machine operator for Federal Mogul and Metalcast of Salina.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Adeline; son, Paul Eugene Marfise; and a brother, Dominic.
Graveside funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, at Franklin Cemetery, Tescott. Visitation will be from noon-8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, at Ryan Mortuary, Salina, where the family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m.
Memorials are suggested to the DAV or Salina VFW Post 1432.
Adaline
January 29, 1927 - April 25, 2004
OBIT
Adeline Doris Nelson Marfise
BIRTH 29 Jan 1927
Tescott, Ottawa County, Kansas, USA
DEATH 25 Apr 2004 (aged 77)
BURIAL
Franklin Cemetery
Tescott, Ottawa County, Kansas, USA
Adeline Doris Marfise, 77, Salina, died April 25, 2004.
Mrs. Marfise was born Adeline Doris Nelson on Jan. 29, 1927, in Tescott. She was a lead person for Tony's Pizza Service in Salina and also worked for the Salina school lunch program. She was a member of Church of the Cross United Methodist, where she was a greeter and volunteer. She married Paul Marfise on Dec. 11, 1945, at Salina.
A son, Paul Eugene, died in 1996.
Survivors include her husband, Paul of the home; a son, Michael and wife Tina of Hope; two daughters, Carolyn Metzgar and husband Martie of Smolan and Debra Marfise of Staten Island, N.Y.; two sisters, Ruth Mull of Ada and Dorothy Miller of Grand Junction, Colo.; 12 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Church of the Cross United Methodist, Salina, the Rev. James Graves officiating. Burial will be in Franklin Cemetery, Tescott.
Memorials may be made to the church.
Contributed on 5/2/20 by eagle12953
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