Margery Marston

Margery Sue Fife, (screen name "Marston") was born in Westchester, NY, along with her twin sister Marion, aka "GoGo". Her younger brother Ross (named after their father) was born in 1924. After graduating from high school, their father said he would pay for them to go to college, or he would pay for them to go on a trip around the world. Their father believed that either decision would give them a good education and would help them in becoming more mature and responsible. Of course, the twins chose the trip. The girls boarded the Queen Mary at New York's harbor for their trip around the world and memories that lasted a lifetime. Aboard the ship, Muffy met William Freund. They fell in love and married shortly after their voyage. Willie lived in England and was in the Royal Air Force (RAF), so they made their home there, living next door to Sir Winston Churchill. Although Muffy loved Willie, he was never home since WWI was underway and Willie was off fighting for England. After being alone in England for two years and far away from her family and friends in the United States, Muffy told Willie that she was extremely lonely and wanted to live closer to her friends and family. Willie understood, since he had no idea how long the war was going to last and when he would be able to settle down and live a normal life again. Although sad, he knew that she would never be happy living in England all alone and away from her loved ones. They went their separate ways and Muffy moved to New York to be closer to her twin sister and the rest of her family and friends. After the war was over, Willie went back home, met and married Marjory Dyson and they had one child together, Elizabeth. Willie passed away in England in 1963. It was also during this time that Muffy signed up with the Powers Modeling Agency, a prestigious New York modeling agency, and began her modeling career. She was sought after in New York, Paris and London. Muffy was hired to represent many brand products such as Hires root beer, Pepsi Cola, Kodak and like her girl friend, Esther Williams, was on the cover of Life Magazine in the early 1940's. She ended up in Hollywood and used the screen name "Margery Marsden". She had a screen test for Warner Bros Studio, was chosen to be one of the Amazon women in "Tarzan and the Amazons" in 1945. Muff was good friends with Johnny Weissmuller. Muffy met Walter Stecker in California, fell in love, and married in 1946 and moved to Michigan, where Walter had grown up. Walt and Muffy raised four children (Walter III, Ross, Richard, and Marion) and retired to Siesta Key, Florida in the late 1970's. They moved back to Michigan in the late 1990's to be closer to their children. Muffy passed away at the age of 93 on April 21, 2010, but will be deeply missed by all who knew her. She enjoyed swimming, writing stories, poems, music and had a great sense of humor. Muffy truly loved life and lived it with a vibrant energy and positive joy. Her quick sense of humor kept our lives full with fun, laughter and an endearing playfulness.