Marion Ray-Styer, 74, of Baker City, died March 31, 2006, at Portland.
Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Coles Funeral Home. Pastor Gary Gleason of the United Pentecostal Church at Oregon City and Pastor Nathaniel Neff of The Lighthouse Pentecostal Church in Baker City will officiate.
Private interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitations will be from noon until 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Marion was born on March 28, 1932, at Baker City to Waldo and Julia Wallaert Fosnot and spent most of her life in the community. She grew up at Pondosa and went to school there. One year while staying with her grandparents, Henry and Marie Wallaert, she attended St. Francis Academy and later went to Baker High School.
Marion loved the outdoors and spent as much time as possible fishing, hunting, mushrooming and camping. Her children and grandchildren have many great memories of the fun times they’ve had.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Waldo and Julia Fosnot.
Survivors include her husband, Jim Styer of Baker City; son and daughter-in-law, Steven and Susan Grende of Oregon City; daughter and son-in-law, Sandra and William Kiplinger of Gresham; grandchildren, Tina Sanders of Oregon City, Troy Grende of Milwaukie, Travis Grende of Oregon City, and Kip Kiplinger and Katelyn Kiplinger of Gresham; and nine great-grandchildren.
She was well loved and will be greatly missed.
Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one’s choice through Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St., Baker City, OR 97814.
Used with permission from: Baker City Herald, Baker City, Oregon, April 7, 2006
Transcribed by: Belva Ticknor
