Mrs. Thyra Lucile Marsch, 90, of Punta Gorda, Florida, formerly of Lake County, Illinois, died Friday, May 28, 2010 in Port Charlotte, Florida.

Thyra was born July 14, 1919 in Clinton, Iowa, to the late Harold and Ruth (nee – McMahon) Harris. A resident of Punta Gorda since 2005, Thyra, a retired Hospital Medical Supplies Sales Representative, was a devoted wife to her deceased husband, Jack Marsch for fifty-four years and a loving mother to her two daughters.

She is survived by her daughters Patricia Johnson and Sandra Polidori; three grand and nine great grandchildren; one brother, Donald Harris, and two sisters, Lenore Hart and Joan Schoerer. She was also preceded in death by two grandsons, Bret and Jay Gilbertson, and a sister, Fyrne Kelly.