Arlene Marie Hunter Zerbe May 28, 1926 - October 8, 2015

Arlene Marie Zerbe went home to be with her Savior on October 8, 2015, after a brief stay in a Bend hospital. She was born on May 28, 1926, in Wallowa, Oregon, the only child of Frank and Hazel Masengil. She lived her early years in Wallowa and La Grande before moving to Eugene where she graduated from Eugene High School in 1944.

She married Wayne Hunter on July 2, 1947, and their daughter Sherry was born a year later. After her daughter was in high school Arlene went to work as a tailor and a seamstress and later became a drapery fabricator. In 1982 Arlene and Wayne moved to Sisters where they opened a gift shop and owned a drapery business.

After her husband's death in 1996, Arlene married Don Zerbe on February 14, 1997. Don and Arlene literally made beautiful music together and always delighted their friends and family with lovely piano duets and accompaniments. They also enjoyed traveling and cruising to many exciting destinations.

Until the time of her death, Arlene was still enjoying her family, traveling with Don, playing the piano for her church and fabricating draperies for a local window-decorating store. She loved her family and also her cocker spaniel, Leilani.

Arlene is survived by her husband, Don, of Sisters; her daughters, Sherry Scales (Vaughn) of Dexter, Ruth Brown (Dennis) of Deer Island and Patty Pearson (Russ) of Sandy. She is also survived by 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

A memorial service was held on Saturday, October 31. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to Gideons International, P.O. Box 7672, Bend, OR 97708.