Marion Jones McIntyre

Enumclaw resident Marion Jones McIntyre died Aug. 19, 2012, in Auburn. She was 85.

She was born Oct. 18, 1926, in Troy, N.Y., and worked as both a secretary and homemaker. She was valedictorian of her high school class and graduated from Russell Sage College in 1948. While attending college, she met John “Jack” McIntyre on a blind date. They were wed in 1950 and remained married until his death in 1989. She belonged to the Danish Sisterhood and was a former member of St. Catherine’s Episcopal Church.

She is survived by sons Donald McIntyre and wife Teresa of Raleigh, N.C., and Erik McIntyre and wife Joyce of Vancouver, Wash.; daughters Kirstine Keys and husband Roger of Brewerton, N.Y., and Nancy Stangland and husband Gerald of Enumclaw; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

A memorial service is planned for 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, at the Danish Hall in Enumclaw.

Donations are suggested to Plateau Outreach Ministries and Friends of the Enumclaw Danish Hall.