- Date Of Birth: August 23, 1933
- Date Of Death: September 8, 2016
- State: Montana
MARION E. FAIRBANKS, 83
Marion E. Fairbanks, 83, passed away Thursday September 8th 2016, of natural causes at Brendon House in Kalispell.
She was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin on August 23, 1933 to Harold and Isabelle Stanton. When she was 10 years old her family moved to Helena, MT than to the Swan lake area finally making Flathead Valley their home.
In 1950 she started her family, she had four children Delilah, Kim, Harold and Deana.
She is preceded in death by her parents Harold and Isabelle Stanton her husband Melvin Fairbanks, daughters Delilah Salminen and Elaine Fairbanks Miller.
As well as being a homemaker Marion worked at the Montana State Veteran Home she loved her job pouring ceramics at Mary’s Ceramic shop in Evergreen. She was very talented in her sewing, painting, embroidering, painting ceramics, crocheting, knitting and in her later years she started quilting. She was an artist.
Marion was a snow bird for many years splitting her time between Apache Junction, AZ and Montana.
Marion had many friends and made many more where ever she resided, from her bible study ladies to the red hat ladies of Columbia falls.
She is survived by her children Kim Mower &Becky, Harold Mower& Yelena, Deana & Carroll Jones and Janette Fairbanks Hill, and Paul Salminen.
Grandchildren: Anthony Salminen, Christopher Salminen & Jenni, Sonja Stanage &Mike, Brooke Coder & Chris, Ashley Humbird ,Katie Mower, Cameron Jones, Stacia Comstock & James and Brenda York, and Justin & Zachary.
Great grandchildren: McKenna, Garhet, Zachary, Rebecca, Mikeal, Austin, Brandon, Bridgett, Scott, Clayton and Tristan.
