Jack Marston passed away on March 14, 2024 at the Homestead of Russell in Russell Kansas at the age of 94.
Jack was born on January 25, 1930 in Plainville Kansas and was the youngest of four children born to Charles and Anna Marston. He graduated in 1948 from Plainville High School and married his high school sweetheart Doris (Louise) Brotemarkle not long afterward.
As was the case with all children born in 1930 his childhood was marked with the wind and dust that became the trademark of those years. His family was not spared the difficulties and scarcities that were common to all families of the Great Plains.
He was eleven years old when WW11 broke out and because the young men and women went off to war that left the old men, women, girls and boys to “fight on the home front”. Jack’s first job was at Walker Air Base in the earliest days of the war. He and his friends were given charge over the pop supply on the base and to insure that the pop was given to the soldiers and not stolen. Their payment was all the pop the young boys could drink.
Once the War ended he worked at a Service Station in Plainville and after graduation he started his life as a butcher. He worked at Safeway in Hays Kansas, other grocery stores in Ellis Kansas, and Great Bend Kansas at a time before they used electric meat saws and all meat was cut by hand. He, Louise and their young daughter Patricia (Pattie) then moved to Russell Kansas where he worked for Klemas IGA. For a number of years he also delivered bread for the Rainbow Bread Company on Sundays.
In total Jack was a butcher for 61 years and he and Louise were married for 66. He had a reserved sense of humor, loved to fish, hunt, and loved to work with wood.
He is preceded in death by his wife Louise Marston, his parents Charles and Anna Marston, his brothers Fred and Delmar, and his great granddaughter Catalina Shea.
He is survived by his daughter Patricia and Son-In-law Roy Rein, his son’s David Marston (Susan) their children and grandchildren, and his son Mark Marston (Beth) and their daughters and his sister Doris Casey. A grave side service will be held on April 2nd at 1:00pm at the Russell Cemetery in Russell Kansas. Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary of Russell Kansas will be directing the service and Pastor Mike Ketchens will be officiating.