Reta Mariel Tarbert

1924 - 2012  (88 years)

• Name	Reta Mariel Tarbert
  Born	13 Apr 1924	Spokane, Spokance, Washington, United States
  Gender	Female
  Died	5 Dec 2012
  Person ID	I2721	Tarbert - Waldo
  Last Modified	2 Oct 2016

  
  

  Father	Frank Joseph Tarbert,   b. 10 Aug 1870, Cadiz, Harrison, Ohio, United States ,   d. 24 Apr 1950  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Clara Pennington,   b. 22 May 1882, Deadwood, Lawrence, South Dakota, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	28 Jan 1902
  Family ID	F102	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Merton Jack Silver,   b. 10 Jan 1923, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States ,   d. 16 Jun 2006, Palm Desert, Riverside, California, United States  (Age 83 years)
  Married	30 Oct 1948	Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, United States
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living
  Last Modified	31 May 2021
  Family ID	F977	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Rita Silver of Palm Desert passed away on December 5, 2012. She was born on April 13, 1924 in Spokane to Washington pioneers Frank Tarbert & Clara Pennington Tarbert. They lived in areas that were being lumbered off during the creation of Grand Coulee Dam. She graduated from Wenatchee High School in 1942 and attended Washington State College. She met her husband of 58 years, Dr. Merton Silver, while on summer holiday at Lake Tahoe. They married and moved to Davis California where he attended Veterinary School and she worked as Secretary to the Registrar on the UC campus. She is survived by her four children, Pamela, Scott, Joan and Martha, four grand children, two great grandchildren and many nephews and nieces. She was preceded in death by her husband and five siblings. Rita was a two-time past president of the Palm Desert Women's Club, an avid bridge player and she loved to needlepoint. A memorial service will be held at 10:00am on Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at Forest Lawn in Cathedral City. - See more at: http://obituaries.desertsun.com/obituaries/thedesertsun/obituary.aspx?n=rita-silver&pid=161534308#sthash.65AwBGJc.dpuf