Obituary for Philippines RPCV Doris Marshall Weinberger



At age 62, she joined the Peace Corps in the Philippines and also travelled to Peru, Chile, Japan, Egypt, Greece, England, Italy and extensively in Israel and the United States.

Obituary for Philippines RPCV Doris Marshall Weinberger

Doris Marshall Weinberger

March 20, 2009

Of Encinitas, California, and formerly of Birmingham, Michigan died March 11 of age-related causes. She was 84.
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Mrs. Weinberger (nee Klass) was born in 1924, in the small town of Antioch, Illinois. She was her high school Valedictorian, and received BA and MSW degrees from the University of Chicago. She married Robert Marshall (1920-1988) in 1948, and they lived in Ann Arbor and then Birmingham, where he was minister of the Birmingham Unitarian Church for 22 years. They divorced in 1978.

She worked as a clinical and psychiatric social worker in Michigan for almost 20 years, and was an active volunteer in many organizations. Mrs. Marshall travelled extensively. At age 62, she joined the Peace Corps in the Philippines and also travelled to Peru, Chile, Japan, Egypt, Greece, England, Italy and extensively in Israel and the United States.

She met Arthur Weinberger on an Elder Hostel trip in 1999, and they were married on July 16, 2000. Together, they traveled to Alaska, Hawaii, China, Vietnam, Mexico and the Danube region, and continued to attend Elder Hostel programs.

Mrs. Weinberger is survived by her beloved husband Arthur, who will turn 101 on July 18. She is also survived by her five children, Stephen, Barbara, Robert, John and Joy, and four grandchildren.

Remembrances to the Nature Conservancy or Stand for Children.

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