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Marion O'Brien Obituary
O'BRIEN,
Marion Sophia
(Grams)
(Age 83)
Entered into rest April 16, 2011 in Ritzville, WA. She was born in Ralston, Washington to Emmanuel and Barbara Schutz Grams. She was the fifth child in a family of seven children. When Marion was three years old, she was ill with scarlet fever and became deaf due to complications. She went to a school for the deaf in Western Washington for a few years. In 1961 Marion married James Lloyd O'Brien from Montana. They lived in Montana until his death in 1983 when she moved back to Ritzville to be near her family. She is survived by her two brothers: Ronald Grams and Wilmer (Sandy) Grams and numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation will be Thursday April 21 from 12 Noon to 5 PM at the funeral home. Graveside services will be Friday April 22, 2011 at 11:00 AM at Ritzville Memorial Cemetery, with Pastor Judith Rinehart-Nelson officiating. DANEKAS FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY-RITZVILLE is entrusted with arrangements.
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