Marilyn Boekenoogen

Marilyn Ruth Boekenoogen, of Bremerton, ended her 82-year journey in this world and went home to be with Jesus on March 12, 2013. She fought the good fight. She finished the race, and kept the faith.

Marilyn was born to Charles and Emma Miller on Jan. 27, 1931, and spent her early years in Chicago. Marilyn moved to Bremerton in her early twenties where she met and married George Alvin Boekenoogen. Marilyn worked as a clerk typist in the Naval Supply Center Puget Sound until her retirement in 1988. Marilyn was a long-time member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Bremerton.

Marilyn enjoyed cooking and baking. She had many family recipes she loved to make for her family and friends. She also loved collecting cookbooks to try out new recipes. Great Jay, as she was affectionately called, loved spending time with her family and her cat, Baby Girl.

Marilyn leaves behind her children Steve (Shelly) Boekenoogen, Terry (David) Cooper, Randy Boekenoogen; grandchildren Jennifer (Johan) Bester, Jacob (Kelly) Montgomery, Susan (Aaron) Stearns, Lisa (Andy) Essner, Scott (Kelsey) Boekenoogen, Amy, Jaymie, Craig, Michael, and Max; great-grandchildren Analynn, Isabella, Minka, Zolana, Paxton and Cooper; her sister Laverne Prehm and brother Edward Miller.

Marilyn was preceded in death by her husband, George Alvin (Jay), parents Emma Miller Sellick and Charles Edward Miller, and sister, Dorothy Cregier.

There will be a Celebration of Life for our loving mother, sister, grandmother and great-grandmother on Saturday, March 23, at 1 p.m. at Emmanuel Lutheran Church on Perry Avenue in Bremerton.

Memorial donations can be made to Emmanuel Lutheran Church for their kitchen renovations.