April 17th, 1935 – January 19th, 2021
Marilie passed on January 19th, 2021 peacefully after a battle with congestive heart failure. Marilie loved life, her family, her friends and especially her children and grandchildren. She could always make you smile and loved to laugh. She jokingly called herself the “Queen” and we all knew she really meant it! She traveled extensively with her sister Carol and her children. She loved to entertain, to cook and could throw one heck of a party. As she was known to sign off: Angels be with you Mom, Nana and Marilie.
Marilie was born in Portland, Oregon on April 17th, 1935 to Edward Henry Marshall and Alice Marjorey Marshall. Her early life was spent in Gold Beach, Oregon, where her father was the first Forest Ranger. She remembered the time at the beach with fondness – seashores, flowers and sunshine. The family moved to Portland where she graduated from Immaculata High School. She was married in 1953 in Portland and had seven children, Chris Marshall, Mary Marshall, Carol Moses, Jeanne Girardot, David Fleskes, Joe Marshall and Ami Clay. She raised her children in Portland and Bellevue, WA. Later in life she moved back to West Seattle and bought a gift shop, the Wayside, that she ran until she was drawn back to the Oregon Coast as an Inn Sitter for Bed and Breakfast’s along the coast. She retired to Edmonds, WA where she spent her time with friends and family.
Marilie was predeceased by her parents, sister Gay Helene Martin, and son David Edward Fleskes (2014). She is survived by her sister Carol Marshall and brother, Edison Marshall and his wife, Bonnie, and her remaining six children and fourteen grandchildren ranging in age from 15 to 39.
Her oldest son Chris is a retired engineer and lives in Srague River, OR with his partner Liz. Mary lives on Lummi Island, WA and has two grown sons, Chris and Andrew. Carol lives in Portland with her husband Dave and her three grown sons Nick, Jake and Johnny are all on their own. Jeanne lives in Stanwood, WA with her husband Randy and her daughter, Miya. Her three other children Madeleine, Molly and Kenji are all grown and out in the world. Kathy Fleskes, the mother of David's children lives in Frederick, MD and her children, Raquel, Nicole and Kyle are all finishing up advanced degrees. Joe lives in Damascus, OR with his wife, Kathie with his younger son, Sean and his stepson Zach. His older son, Keaton now lives in New Zealand. Ami lives with her husband Stacy in Fort Collins, CO.
The Family will celebrate her life in July in Damascus, OR at her son’s, Joe Marshalls, house. There will not be a public service due to Covid so please share your memories at the guestbook below.
Please visit the Guestbook at Youngs Funeral home at https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/10013504 to share your memories of Marilie.
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