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Marilyn J. Maag
1956 – 2024
“I was hoping to live to age 100 but did
not come close. Nonetheless, I am deeply
grateful for my life.”
Marilyn J. Maag, caring mother,
daughter, sister, friend, and lawyer, always
a conscientious planner, wrote that in her
own obituary.
She lived her 67 years fully and with joy helping others using
her talents, including her skills as a lawyer.
After Marilyn was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006 before
her 50th birthday, she fought the disease. She faced it down again
when it recurred in 2016 and in 2020, never postponing caring
and joy.
She practiced law with consistent excellence for over 30 years.
She finalized her last client matter in spring 2024 traveling to Sara-
sota, Florida to oversee a sale of real property. She dined out with
friends in Cincinnati less than a month before she died. She closed
her final deal when she asked Candi Taggart and Kathy Brinkman
to write her memorial for the CBA annual event.
Marilyn retired as a partner at Porter Wright. She specialized
in serving clients through estate planning, trust, and probate law.
She was dedicated to charitable planning, elder law, succession
planning for family businesses, and family members with special
needs.
She was recognized as a “Super Lawyer” over many years.
Marilyn wrote Anderson’s Ohio Probate Practice and Proce-
dure through seven editions and The Simple Will in Ohio. These
and other published writings and lectures improved the quality of
the practice in her area of law.
Marilyn was active in the CBA’s Estate Planning & Probate
Practice group. She supported its programs advancing women in
the profession.
She was a graduate of the University of Cincinnati and UC
College of Law.
From childhood Marilyn loved photography. She docu-
mented her own life and lives of those around her with treasured
photographs. She wrote in her obituary, “I enjoyed music and
art, reading, cooking, gardening, running, hiking, exploring the
natural world, volunteering in my community, and traveling to
experience fascinating places and different cultures.”
In 2020, Marilyn began a blog for friends and family. Ever the
planner, she wrote, “This blog will allow me to update my family
and friends at one time, so that I can keep my focus living my life.
I do not want the focus of my life to be cancer. I want to do all the
things I enjoy with the people I love.” She did that.
Marilyn gave many gifts, including her love of life and her
courage, to her children, Evan and Sierra Barlow, her parents, her
sisters and their families, her stepdaughter, Allie Barlow Frost and
her family, and her many friends, including those in her profes-
sion. Many are here today. Memories of how she lived inspire us.
As Marilyn was deeply grateful for her life, we are grateful that
Marilyn was part of our lives.
MEMORIALS
Kenneth F. Seibel
1944 – 2024
Kenneth Seibel died at his residence
at the age of 79 after a short illness. He
attended Roger Bacon High School. He
graduated from Xavier University in 1965
and U.C. College of Law in 1969.
In 1969, he joined the law firm of
Jacobs and Kleinman, which later became
Jacobs, Kleinman, Seibel & McNally. He was dedicated to the
pursuit of justice as a respected trial attorney for over five decades.
During his career he was President of the Cincinnati Bar Asso-
ciation, Ohio State Bar Association, and Council of Delegates.
He served as Chairman of the Supreme Court of Ohio Board of
Bar Examiners, served on the Supreme Court of Ohio Board of
Commissioners on the Unauthorized Practice of Law, and many
other committees and appointments in the State of Ohio and
Hamilton County.
Community service was a big part of his life. He served as
Chair of the River City Correctional Center Governing Board,
President of the Center of Law Related Education in conjunction
with the University of Cincinnati, Co-Chairman of the United
Appeals Lawyer Division, the University of Cincinnati Law School
Board of Trustees, and as Chairman of the Common Pleas Court
Arbitration.
Ken was known for his passion of playing tennis, taking
cruises with his family, and enjoyed spending time with his
grandchildren.
He was the beloved husband of the late Martha Seibel (nee
McNally). He is survived by his sons: Scott, Paul (Sarah), Kevin,
and his late son, Adam (Amy); as well as his grandchildren Abby,
A.J., Anna, Sasha, and David.
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