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Marci Ann Kociemba Chvatal

Aloha, Oregon

Oct 6, 1949 – Apr 20, 2025

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BORN
October 6, 1949
DIED
April 20, 2025
LOCATION
Aloha, Oregon

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Marci Ann Kociemba Chvatal passed away April 20, 2025 from Glioblastoma (brain cancer). She was born to Emil and Eva Kociemba on Oct. 6, 1949 and grew up on a strawberry farm in Boring, Oregon. She attended Boring Grade School and graduated from Sandy High School. Marci began her career at Hudson...

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Marci lived across the street from us for many years. We bonded over our love of dogs. She babysat our children and delighted every Halloween over their costumes. She was a great neighbor and family friend. She will be missed. To Dave our condolences. I know this was a hard road to go down but she has reached her end knowing you always were there which gave her great comfort.

Hello Dave and other family members and friends. I found out online that my dear friend Marci had died. I´m a spiritual person so I tuned into her amazing presence and had my own conversation with her. She lived a great life filled with love and adventure. I was a resident of Portland Oregon in the past and Marci and I would walk to a local Thai restaurant and take turns taking each other out to lunch. I am so, so grateful that I got to know Marci. She was always my soul friend and I...

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In Loving Memory of Sister Marci Ann Kociemba We Maasai of Tanzania mourns the loss of a true champion today. Sister Marci Ann Kociemba or EngaarieOdamma in her Maasai name, a passionate and dedicated Humanitarian conservationist, who passed away April 20, 2025 from Glioblastoma (brain cancer). At the age of 76, Sister Marci leaves behind an extraordinary legacy of tireless efforts to protect and support Maasai People and their natural world and a profound impact on the conservation...

Condolences to her family. We went to high school with Marci

Marci was such a great lady. I had the honor of working with her at the Oregon Zoo´s `Birds of Prey´ program many years ago & learn so much from her. She will be greatly missed. RIP Marci.

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