Marsha Carol

Van Pelt

Marsha Carol Van Pelt peacefully passed away in her sleep Monday, December 9th. Marsha was born in Wichita Falls on November 13, 1945 to Thomas and Margaret Williams and was the youngest of three children.  She is survived by older brother, Al Williams of Houston, TX and was preceded in death by her older sister, Sharron Orr of Atlanta, TX.  Marsha grew up in Wichita Falls and lived in Alaska, Florida and North Carolina. She moved back to Wichita Falls where she met and married Robert Van Pelt. They recently celebrated their 34th wedding anniversary.

Marsha had a passion for animals, music, dancing and movies. She was a huge Elvis fan and could be found playing Elvis Christmas songs in the middle of July. Marsha was extremely creative. She enjoyed making arts and crafts and specifically designing costume jewelry. She was an entrepreneur at heart, always traveling to flea markets, yard sales and estate sales where she loved treasure hunting for deals. One of her favorite stories was paying $20 for an old jewelry box and finding a diamond ring hidden in a secret compartment worth over $500.

Marsha is survived by her husband Robert, daughter, Shanna Karella of Anchorage, AK, son, Paul Schweigert of Los Angeles, CA, son, Mark Schweigert of Fairbanks, AK and son, Taylor Poston of Minnetonka, MN along with 5 grandchildren.

The family will be organizing a memorial in January of 2025.