NYU Memorials: Remembering the life, death and legacy of Ernesta Marchand
Marchand, Ernesta Ernesta Jaros Marchand, age 94, died at Greenwich Hospital in Greenwich, Connecticut, on Tuesday, May 7, 2013. Born August 9, 1918, in Akron, Ohio, Ernesta led a remarkable life. She was the daughter of Ernest Jaros, advertising executive, artist and musician, and Zillah Hiedenheim, a graduate of Cornell 1902 and a fervent suffragette. Ernesta grew up in Columbus, Ohio and New York City and spent 2 years at Ohio State University before leaving college to marry the love her...