Marilyn Ora (sargent) Peterson Obituary (1945 - 2023)

Born Jan 03, 1945, Marilyn Ora (sargent) Peterson attended Gresham High School in Gresham, OR. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Marilyn Ora (sargent) Peterson.

Graduation Year	Class of 1963
Date of Birth	Jan 03, 1945
Date of Passing	Dec 23, 2023
About	Marilyn Ora Peterson was born in 1945 in Portland Oregon to Glenn and Eva Sargent. She grew up in the Gresham Oregon area and was a 1963 graduate of Gresham Union High School. After a year at the Prairie Bible Institute in Alberta Canada, she continued her education at Portland Anthropology. In 1968 she married Eric Peterson, a classmate from high school. She and Eric first settled in Boring, Oregon, but moved to Brightwood, Oregon in 1977, where she worked as office manager for a local Homeowners Association and a water company. Ten years later, they started their company, Mountain Quail Business Services (MQBS) at Welches Oregon, with Marilyn as President. She was very active in the community with service in the support group for the Hoodland Fire Department, and as a member and a past president of the Mount Hood Area Chamber of Commerce. For five years MQBS operated the Mount Hood Visitor Center at Brightwood. With her experience in business, for a number of years she served as an adjunct instructor for the Mount Hood Community College Small Business Development Center. Throughout her life she was an avid reader, long time learner, creative writer of letters and notes to friends and relatives, talented crafts person, and avid gardener. She maintained a strong faith in God throughout her life, and had a keen wit about life. She loved traveling, hiking, camping and canoeing, with a focus on the coast and outback of Oregon, delving into family history, and she was a favorite in frequent family activities. She was a very special and loving Aunt to five nieces. She outlived her parents and elder sister, Sharon Cyrus, as she leaves behind her husband of 55 years, brother/sister-in laws Fred and Susan Peterson, and her nieces who sorely miss her. No memorial service is planned. The Family suggests memorials be donated to Mt. Hood Hospice in Sandy Oregon, or Oregon Public Broadcasting.