Marie attended Warrensburg Teachers College and taught at a one-room country school until she was married. Marie and her family farmed and lived in rural areas until moving from Missouri to Moses Lake, Washington in 1959. She worked as a bookkeeper in a drug store there. When Marie and Harlie moved to Seattle in 1967 she began working for McKesson Drug Company as a bookkeeper. She retired from McKesson in 1983, and made her full-time interest doing things for her family, often flying across the country to help with new grandchildren or to attend family special events. She was famous for her skills at sewing.
She was a member of Seaview United Methodist Church and liked helping at the annual rummage sale. She took pride in her house and outdoor plants. In 2014 Marie moved from her house in West Seattle to assisted living in Poulsbo, where her son and daughter-in-law lived nearby.
Marie attended Warrensburg Teachers College and taught at a one-room country school until she was married. Marie and her family farmed and lived in rural areas until moving from Missouri to Moses Lake, Washington in 1959. She worked as a bookkeeper in a drug store there. When Marie and Harlie moved to Seattle in 1967 she began working for McKesson Drug Company as a bookkeeper. She retired from McKesson in 1983, and made her full-time interest doing things for her family, often flying across the country to help with new grandchildren or to attend family special events. She was famous for her skills at sewing.
She was a member of Seaview United Methodist Church and liked helping at the annual rummage sale. She took pride in her house and outdoor plants. In 2014 Marie moved from her house in West Seattle to assisted living in Poulsbo, where her son and daughter-in-law lived nearby.
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