Marty Larson left a strong legacy with North Andover preservation efforts 

Thanks to Marty Larson’s love of her adopted hometown of North Andover, history buffs and professional preservationists alike will benefit for generations to come 

Marty, 88, died April 5, after a brief illness. A tribute to her life will be held September 13, 2025, at 12 noon at the North Parish Church in the Old Center. 

Marty grew up in Wheaton, Illinois, graduating from Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota in 1951with a major in history. She earned a master’s degree in Soviet studies at the Maxwell School at Syracuse University and, adept at languages, was recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency to work as an intelligence officer. Later, while working in Washington DC, she was introduced to her future husband, Arthur Larson, by mutual friends. The couple was engaged three months later and were married soon after, an alliance that lasted 60 years.