Marie was born1 Feb 1941 along the Oder River in Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia during very troubling times. Her mother was a potato farmer named Klara Christian, and her father was Edmund Jahn a German soldier who was killed before she was born.
While her momma was picking potatoes in the fields, she was at my babysitter’s house in town and got bombed out! Marie and her momma migrated by boxcar train to Hof Germany. They lived in a refugee camp inside an old school building for 10 years with many other families. They slept in bunk beds and kept all our belongings close. Marie survived during difficult times raised in Christian Churches.

Marie went to 8yr of Grammer School and 3yrs of Trade School. She worked at a bakery delivering fresh baked bread to families in Hof. Later after school she worked in a factory weaving shear curtains. Marie met the love of her life while dancing in the guesthouse pub. His name was Robert Loyd Thrush, he was stationed in Hof, Germany as a member of the U.S. Air Force.
The were married by the Justice of Peace in Hof, Germany. They then moved to the United States of America, to McGuire AFB, New Jersey. While there Marie gave birth to three children, first was Robert Jr. April 1964, second Corinne July 1966 and third was Nancy September 1967.

They moved several times while her husband served in the U.S. Air Force. Plattsburgh AFB New York, Westover AFB Massachusetts, Pease AFB New Hampshire. Twice during her husband’s time at war in Vietnam she managed the household and caring for their children.

Marie learned English language and studied history and civics. She took exam to become a United States citizen. Marie also learned to drive and got her driver’s license in 1969. While in New Jersey she worked in a Delicatessen making specialty sandwiches, she also worked for Carvel Ice Cream Shop.
Marie and her husband retired to Bonifay, Florida in 1987 where they had the pleasure of raising my eldest grandson, Michael Bozarth. Marie also has a granddaughter, Makayla and two more grandsons Cole and James.
Marie says that life with family and friends and shared memories are most precious to her! All while enjoying some really good food!!!