Lasting Memories

Robert Marth
1937-Dec. 21, 2010
Palo Alto, California

Robert Anthony Marth, Sr., 73, a former resident of Palo Alto, died in Sunnyvale of cancer and dementia on Dec. 21, 2010.

He was born and raised in Tacoma, Wash. He graduated from the University of Washington in 1964 with a degree in electrical engineering. He went on to pursue a master's degree in electrical engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1966, and later obtained a doctorate in 1972.

He worked with Boeing Company, Washington; Bell Labs, New Jersey; SRI International, Menlo Park; and later with ESL/TRW in Sunnyvale, where he retired in 1995. While working for SRI, he proudly served as a member of the Menlo Park Rotary Club and enjoyed working on the many fund-raising activities.

He adored his family and lived life full of laughter, compassion and kindness, loved ones said.

He is survived by his wife, Annemarie Marth of Sunnyvale and former wife Legae Marth, of Mountain View. He is also survived by his six children: Robert, GaeAnn, Julie, Teri, Jeffrey and Nichola; and 10 grandchildren.

The Marth family would like to extend appreciation to Tracie Murray and her staff at Cedar Crest Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Sunnyvale for the care they provided Marth during the past two months of his life.