South Royalton, Vt. —
She was born Aug. 15, 1926, in Stafford Springs, Conn.; the daughter of Frank W. and Nellie (Marsdale) Banning. She was raised in Stafford, Conn. until the age of 16 when she was accepted into the home of William & Elise Hernberg. They took care of her, gave her working skills in the office of their oil company, and sponsored her wedding to Walter Franklin Mather, Jr. She had also worked at the post office. She attended educational classes at the State Home in Stafford. Marcia lived in Willington, Conn. and Hartland, Vt. before moving to South Royalton. She had been the office manager for Vermont Log Buildings. She was an active member of the Eastern Star while in Conn., and a member of the Willington, Conn. Congregational Church before moving to Vermont. She attended church in Hartland for many years, then Green Mountain Gospel Chapel in Randolph after moving to South Royalton. She loved quilting, gardening, yard sales and thrift store shopping. She loved to bake for bake sales and church suppers, and learned to make Grandma Mather’s raisin filled cookies which she would send to us kids and our families. She enjoyed watching Red Socks baseball, old classic movies (especially Westerns), music, and especially church music which she listened to while falling asleep. Most friends remember Marcia for her joyful humming of music wherever she went.
Survivors include her sons, Walter Mather of Bradford, Vt. and James Mather of Randolph Center, Vt.; daughters, Pamela Mather of Long Beach, Calif., Heidi Mather of Barnard, Vt. and Terry Mather of South Royalton; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband in 1960.
Memorial Services will be held at 5 p.m. Friday, May 19 at Green Mountain Gospel Chapel in Randolph. Burial will be in Willington, Conn. Online condolences may be left at www.dayfunerals.com. Arrangements are by the Day Funeral Home in Randolph.
Contributions in her memory may be made to Vermont Tres Dias c/o the church.