FORM 4

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utilities Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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(Print or Type Responses)Last Report Filed: October 1996

1.  Name and Address of Reporting Person   AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

2.  Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol   Marsh Supermaarkets Inc. (MARSA)

6.  Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer                (Check all applicable)

(Last)                   (First)                  (Middle)   One East Fourth Street

3. IRS Identification,   Number of Reporting   Person, if an entity (Voluntary)

4.Statement forMonth/Day/Year   January 9, 10, 2003

Director

X  10% Owner

Officer (give      title below)

Other (specify            below)

(Street)   Cincinnati,   Ohio     45202

31-1422526

5. If Amendment,    Date of Original    (Month/Day/Year)

7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person  X  Form filed by More than One Reporting PersonForm filed by One Reporting Person  X  Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)                    (State)                     (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of or Beneficially Owned

1.  Title of Security      (Instr. 3)

2. Trans- action Date

2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any

3. Trans- action Code (Instr. 8)

4.  Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3,4 and 5)

5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned

6. Owner- ship Form: Direct

7. Nature of In- Direct Bene-

(Month/ Day/ Year)

(Month/ Day/ Year)

Code

V

Amount

(A) or (D)

Price

Following Reported Transactions (Instr. 3 and 4)

(D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

Ficial Owner- ship (Instr. 4)

Class A Common Stock

729,844

I

#1

Class B Common Stock

189,543

I

#1

Class B Common Stock

210,000

I

#2

Class B Common Stock

1/9/03

S

7,500

D

$11.750

I

#3

Class B Common Stock

1/10/03

S

7,500

D

$11.710

308,801

I

#3

Reminder:  Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.                                              Over 
*If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v)                                                              SEC 1474 (9-02) 

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FORM 4  (continued)                                                                        Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1.  Title of Derivative Security   (Instr. 3)

2. Conver- sion or| Exercise Price of Deriv- ative

3.  Trans- action Date

3A  Deemed Execution Date, if any

4. Transac- tion Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Deriv- ative Securities Ac- quired (A) or Dis- posed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

6.  Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month//Day/Year)

7.  Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Deriv- ative ecuri- ty

9.  Number of Deriv- ative Secur- ities Bene-

10. Owner- ship Form of De- rivative Secur

11. Nature of In- direct Bene- ficial Owner-

Security

(Month/ Day/ Year)

(Month/ Day/ Year)

Date

Expiration

Amount or

(Instr. 5)

icially Owned at End of

Ity Direct (D) or Indi-

Ship (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Exercisable

Date

Title

Number of Shares

Month (Instr. 4)

rect (I) (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:

Note a:   The Other Reporting Persons (each of whose address is the same as that listed in Item 1) are: Carl H. Lindner, Carl H. Lindner III, S. Craig Lindner and Keith E. Lindner. Each of the other Reporting Persons are officers, directors and significant shareholders of American Financial Group, Inc. ("AFG:). These other Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own the equity securities of Marsh Supermarkets, Inc. held by AFG.

Indirect #1   These shares are held by Great American Insurance Company, Inc. ("GAI"). The Reporting Person beneficially owns 100% of GAI.
Indirect #2   Infinity Insurance Company, 100% owned by American Premier Underwriters, Inc. ("APU") The Reporting Person beneficially owns 100% of APU.
Indirect #3   Windsor Insurance Company, 100% owned by American Premier Underwriters, Inc. ("APU") The Reporting Person beneficially owns 100% of APU.


                                                                  AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.                                                                  Carl H. Lindner                                                                   Carl H. Lindner III                                                                  S. Craig Lindner                                                                  Keith E. Lindner


**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal violationsBy: Karl J. Grafe ________  January 13, 2003
  See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).                                                                                             ** Signature of Reporting Person                         Date 
                                                                                                                                                            Karl J. Grafe, as Assistant Secretary
Note:  File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.                of American Financial Group, Inc.                     Page 2 
       If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.                     and as Attorney-in-fact for each of the others    SEC 1474 (3/91