Marion Hudson

Longtime Anchorage resident Marion Christine Hudson, 87, died May 4, 2011, while staying at Alaska Regional Hospital.

A service will be at Legacy Funeral Home's Bragaw Chapel, 1707 S. Bragaw St., Friday at 1 p.m., with burial to follow at Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery at 2 p.m.

Mrs. Hudson was born July 17, 1923, in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, to Winnifred and Burt Sheppard.

She graduated from Booth Memorial High School in 1942. She married Asa Hudson on Sept. 6, 1946, in Seattle, Wash.

In October 1956, she and her family came to Alaska, where she worked for M B Contraction and Sealand for many years. She retired from Sealand Freight Line as a teamster.

She resided in Anchorage for 55 years.

In retirement, she enjoyed volunteer work, bowling, knitting, traveling, and especially her family and grandchildren.

Mrs. Hudson was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States and a member of Teamsters Union Local 959. She was a member of Women's Commercial Bowling for several years.

Her family wrote: "Marion's love for her family, generosity and kind heart were an inspiration to her loved ones. She lived her life with integrity and bravery."

She is survived by her two sons and daughters-in-law, Lynn and Cindy Hudson of Bonney Lake, Wash., and Brian and Sue Hudson of Anchorage; five grandchildren, Amber O'Brien and her husband Robert; Shannon Hudson of Bonney Lake; Eric Torsen of Paulsbo, Wash., James Torsen, Robert and Jill Torsen; five great-grandchildren, Matthew Booker, Olivia Torsen, William Torsen of Anchorage, and Finnley and Iain O'Brien of Bonney Lake, Wash.

Mrs. Hudson was preceded in death by her husband, Asa; her brothers, Allen and Neil Sheppard; and grandson, Aaron Hudson.

The family asks that donations be made to Disabled Veterans of America in lieu of flowers.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Legacy Funeral Home's Bragaw Chapel.