Marion Boureston

Marion Boureston was born December 12, 1940 in Los Angeles, California. Passed away December 21, 2019. She was a friend to all she met, greeting them with a warm smile, loving eyes, and soft voice. She had an easy demeanor that put people at ease. She always put other’s needs first, and she was strong and courageous, taking on challenges with a determined spirit.

Marion was the eldest of seven, living in Lawndale, California. She helped her mom care for her brothers and sisters by preparing their lunches each day and walking them home from school. Later, when she was 18, while working at the May Company department store, she met her future husband, Jack. They were married on April 2, 1960 and lived a long life together, 59 years, eight months. They truly loved and supported each other.

When they were first married, they moved to San Diego where Jack served in the Navy as a jet mechanic and Marion stayed at home, taking care of their first child, Jack. After Jack left the Navy, they returned to Hawthorne, California and Marion began working at a local hospital as a medical records administrator. Later, while living in Carmel and Monterey, she would work in medical records and administrative positions at various facilities and offices. In the 1980s, while living in Yountville, California, Marion helped her husband operate a successful mechanical engineering firm.

Marion loved volunteering, giving her time and efforts for others. She volunteered at discovery shops, helping to raise money for cancer research. One time, she slept in tents overnight for a cancer fund raiser, and those that knew her could tell you she didn’t like camping. She worked at hospice facilities in Carmel and in Portland, where they lived for a number of years. In 2010, the couple moved back to the Monterey to be close to their grandchildren. Once they settled, they joined Shoreline Church and Marion volunteered at the clothes closet, handing out donated items to those in need. She also prepared food for Sunday morning services.

Marion was artistic and thoughtful. She hand-made greeting cards and personalized them to fit their receiver. You felt lucky to get one of her cards because you knew they were made with love.

Marion’s was a religious woman. She believed deeply in the power of her savior and wanted everyone to have the opportunity to be saved. She was truly devoted to her husband and family, a Proverbs 31 woman.

She liked be organized; everything had its place. She took great care to decorate her home. Marion made her home a wonderland during the holidays. She was gourmet chef and loved having people over to share a meal. Marion loved her little Maltese dogs and she treated them like family.

She is survived by her husband John (Jack) Boureston, son Jack Boureston and daughter Marlo Quinones, son-in-law Robert Quinones, brothers Ruben and Richard Bustamante, and sisters Rachel Mullins and Josephine Kunowski. Marion is also survived by five grandchildren – Phillip, Sophia, Joseph, Joshua and Nathaniel; numerous nieces and nephews, and grandnieces and grandnephews. And she leaves behind her last, sweet little dog, Chloe, who like the rest of her family, will be thinking of her every day, all day long.