Msgr. Marth was born on October 3, 1930, in Chicago, Illinois and passed away in Fresno on April 5, 2011, at the age of 80. He attended and graduated from St. Benedict Catholic School (1936 - 1944) in Chicago, Illinois and the Pontifical College Josephinum in Worthington, Ohio (1944 - 1956.) He was ordained to the priesthood on May 26, 1956. His assignments to parishes included assistant pastorate at St Patrick in Watsonville in 1956, St. Aloysius in Tulare in 1960, St. Francis in Bakersfield in 1962, in residence at St. Anthony/St. Agnes in Fresno/Pinedale in 1964, Administrator of St. Frances Cabrini in Woodlake in February of 1968 and Pastor of that parish in May of 1968, Pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Bakersfield in 1975, Pastor of St. Anthony in Atwater in 1980 and his last assignment as Pastor of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Taft from July 15, 1986 to December 31, 2008 concurrently serving as administrator of St. Mary's Church in Buttonwillow from June 1, 1990 to December 31, 2008. He was appointed as Chaplain to Knights of Columbus, Council 977 from July 1, 1975 to June 30, 1976, and was named a Chaplain to His Holiness, Pope John Paul II, in 1996. Heartfelt thanks to Msgr. Marth for a lifetime of dedication and devotion to God, the Church, the Blessed Sacrament and for always providing the opportunity for parishioners to attend Mass and worship Our Lord. Msgr. Marth was preceded in death by his parents, Leo Joseph and Eleanore Martha Lenske Marth; and his siblings, LeNore Muriset, Patricia Lechton and Gerard Marth. He is survived by his sister and her husband, Janice and Gene Herman of Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania; numerous nieces and nephews; and many former parishioners who dearly miss him. Visitation will be held at the Nazareth House, 2121 N. First St., Fresno, on Monday, April 11, 2011 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. followed by Recitation of the Holy Rosary at 6:30 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Rev. Msgr. Myron Cotta, D.A. at St. John's Cathedral, 2814 Mariposa St., Fresno on Tuesday, April 12, 2011, at 10:30 a.m. , with interment following in St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery, Fresno. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in memory of Msgr. Marth to the Nazareth House.
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