Marianne Schrader

A celebration of the life of Marianne Schrader of Sisters will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, January 28, at Sisters Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, 68825 Brooks Camp Rd.

She died after a long and courageous battle with cancer on January 4, at the age of 73.

Marianne was born November 15, 1932, in Bozeman, Montana, to Lawrence and Helen Landrith.

She moved with her family to North Bend, Oregon, in 1943 and graduated as valedictorian at North Bend High School in 1950. She earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree in education with an emphasis in Library Science from the University of Oregon.

She worked as a librarian and media specialist for North Bend and Coos Bay School Districts until her retirement in 1997.

Marianne was an accomplished musician, having played clarinet and bass clarinet in the local community bands in the Coos Bay area, including Little Theatre on the Bay and in the Bend area.She was a long-time Oregon Alumni Band participant.

She enthusiastically attended many Dixieland Jazz festivals from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, to San Diego. She enjoyed the outdoors, hiking, camping, fishing, skiing and viewing wildlife.

Marianne was an avid reader and University of Oregon Duck fan who enjoyed her family and treasured many worldwide travel trips.

After retiring in 1997, she realized her dream of living in Central Oregon.

Marianne is survived by her devoted husband of 24 years, Jim Schrader, of Sisters; three sons, David Lee of Albany, Douglas Smith-Lee of Portland, and Michael Schrader of Woodburn; four daughters, Diane Hipp of Stevensville, Mont., Larinda Chaplin of Coos Bay, Kristie Smith of Portland, and Donna Lee Garrison of Sherwood; 12 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and three sisters, Helen Joyce Gray of Walla Walla, Washington, LaVerne Bailey of Roseburg and Evelyn Moorhead of Anchorage, Alaska.

She was preceded in death by her first husband, former North Bend Police Chief Walter S. Lee; and her parents; Lawrence and Helen Landrith.

The family suggests memorial contributions to the High Desert Museum, 59800 S. Highway 97, Bend, OR 97702; or Friends of the Library, 110 N. Cedar St., Sisters, OR 97759. It is requested that Marianne’s name be written on the memo line of any checks.