Muriel (Hood) Zwick (1914 - 2002)

Born 6 Oct 1914 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA

Wife of Donovan Joseph Kerchen — married 1939 in Palo Alto, Santa Clara, California, United States

Wife of Martin Zwick — married 1953 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA

Descendants

Died 14 Apr 2002 at age 87 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA

Biography

Muriel was the daughter of George (b. abt. 1882 in Wisconsin) and Marie O. (b. about 1890 in Wisconsin) Hood.

Obituary

Murial [sic] Hood Zwick was born Oct. 6, 1914, San Francisco, CA, to Marie Stanz Hood and George Garfield Hood. Attended San Jose State College. Married Donavon J. Kerchen 1938; later divorced. One son, Patrick Donavon Kerchen now Zwick born 1941, and wife, Ursula. Married Martin Zwick 1953 in Salt Lake City. Survived by husband; son and two grandsons, Patrick Dylan Zwick and Merek Martin Zwick; also two cousins, Robert Hood and Harry Stanz of Wisconsin; and brother, George M. Hood, California Long active in civic affairs was president of Ballet Society, forerunner of Ballet West; charter member Utah League of Women Voters, Chamber Music Society, Fine Arts Museum and Utah Symphony Guild; Board member Art Barn, forerunner of Salt Lake Art Center, member Pioneer Memorial Theater Guild, Salt Lake Art Center, Utah Ballet Guild and board member of Utah District Metropolitan Opera auditions organization. Active member First Unitarian Church since 1949, served on its Board of Directors and many committees as well as Trustee of Friendship Manor representing the Unitarian Church and as fulltime administrator of Friendship Manor from 1969 to 1976. Held many offices in Salt Lake Alliance of Unitarian Women and represented them on Women's State Legislative Council. Member Utah Federation of Women Democrats. Before and after retirement she enjoyed music and travel abroad with her husband. Services to be held 11 a.m. April 20, 2002, at the First Unitarian Church, 569 South 13th East. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Women's Alliance of the First Unitarian Church. Funeral directors, Evans & Early Mortuary. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Salt Lake Tribune, The (Salt Lake, UT) GenealogyBank.com

• 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census", Year: 1930; Census Place: Livermore, Alameda, California; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0259; FHL microfilm: 2339844, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #88640878 (accessed 15 January 2023)
  Muriel L Hood (15), single daughter, in household of George G Hood (48) at 585 McLeod St., Livermore, Alameda, California, USA. Born in California.

• Marriage: "U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current", Oakland Tribune; Publication Date: 16/ Nov/ 1939; Publication Place: Oakland, California, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/136186678/?article=ff14e72d-2843-43d6-b74a-7cb9199c27a3&focus=0.48964295,0.042033043,0.72723776,0.091899015&xid=3398, Ancestry Record 62116 #109277598 (accessed 15 January 2023)
  Murial Hood (23) marriage to Donovan Kerchen in about 1939 in Jalo Alto BERKELEY.

• 1957 Directory: "U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995", Original sources vary according to directory. The title of the specific directory being viewed is listed at the top of the image viewer page. Check the directory title page image for full title and publication information, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2469 #1362991068 (accessed 15 January 2023)
  Name: Muriel Zwick; Gender: Female; Residence Year: 1957; Street Address: 364 22d E; Residence Place: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Spouse: Martin Zwick; Publication Title: Salt Lake City, Utah, City Directory, 1957.

• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image), Find A Grave: Memorial #114271786 (accessed 15 January 2023), Memorial page for Muriel Hood Zwick (6 Oct 1914-14 Apr 2002), citing Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA; Maintained by SurfLady (contributor 50322659).