Marshall P Katz

Mr. Katz was born Sept. 17, 1939, to Joseph M. Katz and Agnes R. Katz in Pittsburgh. He graduated from Cornell University in 1961 and later served in the U.S. Coast Guard. In 1965, Mr. Katz married Wallis, the daughter of family friends. By then, he was already working for the family business. In 1982, Mr. Katz became chief executive of Papercraft, the household consumer products business his family founded. The business, where Mr. Katz worked for 28 years, was known for products including Ty-D-Bol toilet bowl cleaner, Esquire shoe polish, Mountain Tree artificial Christmas trees, Papercraft giftware and LePage’s tapes and adhesives. He is survived by his wife, Wallis Katz of Shadyside; his sister, Andrea McCutcheon; and a daughter, Lauren S. Katz.