Mrs Marsh was a foundation member of the Central Otago Netball Centre, which celebrated its 50th jubilee at the weekend, and the Ettrick woman's passion for the game continues undimmed.
She is six weeks away from her 85th birthday and only retired from umpiring when she turned 80.
''I'd drive every Saturday to netball in Dunedin, to umpire first grade games, and sometimes it would be two hours' driving to get there and another half an hour looking for a car park.''
Mrs Marsh remembers the meeting which sparked the first Central Otago netball competition, 50 years ago.
''I was in Alexandra for the meeting and then the road was closed because of heavy snow. I thought, what on earth am I going to do now - it's 11 o'clock and I can't get home - whose door can I knock on at 11 o'clock at night?''
While she was parked near the Alexandra bridge, thinking about her dilemma, a car containing four young men pulled alongside. They asked if they could help.
She explained her problem and the men volunteered to drive her car and take her home, with the others following in their car. Mrs Marsh ''had never seen them before in my life'' but was grateful for their help and whipped up a batch of scones to say thanks after they delivered her safely home.
Her involvement in netball began as a teenager at Mosgiel District High School, playing defence.
''Then one day I was asked to umpire a match, which surprised me, but I kept umpiring long after I stopped playing.
''I had no daughters, so I had no barrow to push, and in fact I only had one granddaughter and she played hockey, not netball.''
During her time as an umpire, Mrs Marsh helped set exam papers for Otago provincial umpires, and combined marking papers with driving a tractor on the family orchard at Ettrick.
''If they were pruning, I only had to move the tractor every 10 minutes or so, so I could mark the papers in the meantime.''
She has also coached and managed teams over the years but says the Central Otago netball competition is still going strong because of the dedication of ''so many'' people.
''I love the game and have got back far more than what I put in - I've just done what I could.''
Centre president Sally Bell said about 30 people attended the jubilee celebrations. The competition began with nine teams taking part, from Alexandra, Roxburgh, Cromwell and Millers Flat.
Between 700-800 netballers now use the Molyneux courts in Alexandra every week. A planned $600,000 upgrade of the courts will be completed before the next netball season..
''We'd hoped to have that done this season, but the weather was against us,'' Mrs Bell said. She named top performers Julie Townsend, Jenny Ferguson, Camille O'Connor and Maree Bowden as four of the ''success stories'' of Central Otago netball.
