Marcia Noreen Storholm Levy a resident of Novato for 47 years passed away at home in the presence and care of family Wednesday December 23, 2015 at the age of 76. She was born April 2, 1939 in Thief River Falls Minnesota to Gordon Lincoln Storholm and Ruby Opal Ystesund. The youngest of two children after her brother James Cross. She grew up around Lake Minatonka where she nurtured a passion for creativity. She attended Mound High School where she graduated from in 1957. Her artistic drive took her to San Francisco in 1961. There she continued to perform on stage and evolve a passion for painting and worked for Crown Zellerbach. Around 1965 she met Robert Manly Kaia Levy Jr. and they were married and had their first of three sons, Rodin 'Bukka' Ystesund in 1967. They moved to Novato and built a home on Conchita Court, where by 1971 they had their second son, Spencer James. And in 1977 a third son, John David. There, Marcia became a proud homemaker and spent what she called, “the happiest years of her life” raising her three sons. She and Robert divorced by 1990 and she returned to work as the front desk receptionist and face of The Novato Youth Center where she remained employed until 2006. After a stroke in 2006 she retired and spent the following years enjoying outings with friends, her seven grandchildren, making art, picnicking and the comfort of being cared for by her son, John. Since 2013 she struggled with advanced stages of dementia, but always had a smile, a wink, a kiss or a caress not only for loved ones but all those she encountered. She loved unconditionally. She embodied the joy, curiousity, wonder, and passion that life gifts us. She was sensitive, strong and incredibly brave. She was a dreamer. She was preceded by her parents Ruby and Gordon, loving stepfather, Carl and brother Jim. She is survived by her three sons and seven grandchildren.
Marcia Noreen Levy: A Remembrance from John Levy on Vimeo.
DID YOU KNOW.....
Marcia was a serious Thespian
She got started in her home state of Minnesota in the mid to late 1950's where she had a lot of success locally before taking the big step of heading to New York. But The Big Apple was tough on her. She couldn't find a job there and found herself staying at the YWCA. Eventually, she returned to Minnesota. Soon after three of her guy friends, who were gay men looking for a new start invited her to join them on their journey to San Francisco in Sunny California, encouraging her not to give up on her dream. Sounded great to her. She could pursue theater and paint and be an artist. She soon lined up a job with Crown Zellerbach and she was off. It was 1962.
The Bloomington paper cited her performance as Mary Warren in 'THE CRUCIBLE' the tortured servant girl who couldn't stop what she helped start as "expert and compelling".
High School Drama
DID YOU KNOW...
Marcia was an incredible artist
Marcia always said the happiest years of her life were the years she spent raising her three boys.
