He was a Carlisle High School graduate and served in the Army and as a Captain in the Army Air Force during WWII. Marlin retired after owning and operating Carlisle Wood Craft for 41 years. He was formerly employed by the PA State Securities Commission and the PA State Labor Relations Board. He was a lifelong member of First United Methodist Church, Carlisle, where he taught Sunday School for 26 years. Marlin attended Wesleyan Church of The Cross, Carlisle.

Marlin is survived by several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, July 26, 2012, at 10:30 a.m. in the Ewing Brothers Funeral Home, 630 S. Hanover St., Carlisle, with Rev. Daniel R. Mikesell officiating. Burial with military honors by Cumberland County Honor Guard will be in the Old Graveyard in Carlisle. A viewing will be on Thursday from 9:30 a.m. until time of the services at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Wesleyan Church of The Cross, 430 "B" St., Carlisle, PA 17013.