Muriel Cary

SHARON - Muriel Cary, 97, of Main Street died at her home on Feb. 7, 2008. She was the wife of the late Francis L. Cary and Bernard Marshall.

Mrs. Cary was born in Mammoth Spring, Ark., on Sept. 10, 1910, the daughter of the late Virginia (Miller) and Jesse Gewin. She grew up in Little Rock, Ark., and later moved to Washington, D.C., where she was a secretary. She then moved to New York City, where she was a secretary for the United Nations and later became a research assistant for the Economic Social Council.

After 18 years of service in the U.N., she retired and moved to Sharon in 1969. For many years, she was a volunteer for Sharon Hospital and Sharon Audubon. She also was a longtime member of the Sharon Bridge Club.

She is survived by a daughter, Margaret "Peggy Zavattini of Geneva, Switzerland; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

A funeral service was celebrated Feb. 12 at the Kenny Funeral Home in Sharon.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Sharon Volunteer Ambulance, PO Box 357, Sharon, CT 06069.