Marsha Markir

ONSET — Marsha (Soolman) Markir, 65, a Buzzards Bay attorney, died Oct. 25, 2007, at her sister's home in Ashland.

She was the daughter of the late Louis and Florence (Lazarus) Soolman. She was born in Cambridge and grew up in Brookline. She had lived in Onset for more than 40 years.

Marsha graduated from Brookline High School and received a juris doctorate from Suffolk University School of Law. She was a partner at Berger & Markir in Buzzards Bay. Marsha was a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association; and a former member of the Wareham Democratic Town Committee, the Cape Cod Canal Region Chamber of Commerce and the Wareham Free Library board of trustees. She enjoyed gardening, shopping, poker, auctions and operating an antiques co-op in Buzzards Bay.

Survivors include three sons, Jonathan Markir of Lakeville, David Morrison of Milford, and David Wakstein of Newton; two sisters, Roberta Soolman of Ashland, Marilynn Rumplik of Brockton; two brothers, Harvey Soolman of Medford and Arnold Soolman of Needham; eight grandchildren, Sydney, Zachary, Matthew, Janna, Aaron, Jake, Kevin and Michael; and two nephews.

Her funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007, in the Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home, 2599 Cranberry Highway, (Route 28), Wareham. A memorial observance will be held on Monday from 2 to 8 p.m. at the residence of Marilynn Rumplik.

Donations in her memory may be made to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 44 Binney St., Boston, MA 02115.

For directions and online guest book, visit www.ccgfuneralhome.com.