Marjorie Cooke
Marjorie "Marge" Cooke-Bartsch (born circa 1945) is a Canadian-born member of the extended Cooke family. Her brother is Lloyd Stanley Cooke.
She grew up in Fort Garry, Winnipeg, where her father served as Superintendent of the Canadian National Railway car shops in Fort Rouge. When Marge was nine years old, her family moved one street over from Lucy Currie and her husband Jack Currie. At that time, the Curries' son Bill Currie was in first grade, and Ron Currie was a baby. The families lived near each other for five years, seeing each other almost daily. During this period, Marge babysat for Ron, and when Lucy had surgery, Ron stayed with Marge's family for several days.
Marge's family moved to Toronto in 1952.
She later lived in San Francisco, where she worked at Stanford. Ron Currie visited and stayed with her there in 1970.
Marriage and family
In about 1976, she married Lynn Bartsch in San Francisco. Lucy Currie attended the wedding. For the wedding cake, the couple used Grandma Cooke's fruit cake, covered in almond paste and white icing. When the almond paste hardened and the kitchen staff struggled to cut it, Lucy took charge, went into the kitchen with the staff, and ensured the cake was properly cut and served.
They had two sons:
- John Bartsch (born December 1978), employed in wealth management at KeyBank; married; three children (twins Ayden and Addison, and Emily).
- Carson Bartsch (born December 1981), owner of a painting company; married; no children.
In about 1977, the couple moved to Los Angeles, where they lived for about 15 years until 1992. Ron Currie visited and stayed with them in Los Angeles in 1978.
In 1992, they relocated to Denver, Colorado, where she continues to reside.
Travel
Marge visited Thailand in 2005 for approximately three weeks.
Jack and Lucy Currie attended Lori Cooke's wedding in Newfoundland, where they had a memorable visit with Marge.
Source
[1] Email from Marge to Michael Currie, 2020