Marcia Emelia Hardcastle

Mushbucket, as several of her very close friends called Marcia, was a truly dynamic part of our lives, vibrant, full of smiles and loads of laughter, all the time being a solid, serious, caring friend. We had many wonderful years together as teens, then into our twenties. I still have a box full of letters she wrote to me, which was part of her self training as a writer and journalist, which I treasure as well as the portrait that I made of her in bar-relief on a metal printing plate. ...

So sorry to hear of Marci's passing. We were coworkers at the TPR a semi-weekly newspaper in Arroyo Grande. She was part of the fabric of a hardworking staff, clustered in a newsroom where desks were clustered like a bee hive, with a computer system that had more than a few hiccups. We all accomplished alot in each 4-1/2 day weeks (with occasional weekends, of course) where deadline nights stretched well past banker's hours. She was a trooper. Loved to laugh. The woman had style. I miss her...

My deepest condolences to the family of Marcia Hardcastle. I worked with her at the Times-Press-Recorder Newspaper during the peak analog pre-digital era. Working with Marcia and covering her photo assignments was a simpler life and enjoyable. She held a smile in the newsroom that I remember.

I could write ever so much about Marcia, or Mushbucket as she was known by me, Steve Olson, Larry, Sue, and many other good friends from Palo Alto High School era, and beyond for a few years when we were all so very close, did so much together. I still have and treasure a trove of letters she wrote to me, practicing her writing style and expressing thoughts of the day. They are a treasure for me and whenever a backward glance is needed, they prove the remedy. Marcia as we knew her, is deep...

May your memories of the wonderful times you shared with your loved one comfort you and your family, today and always

May your memories of the wonderful times you shared with your loved one comfort you and your family, today and always.