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Sister Marilyn Harris, SNJM

January 30, 1918 ~ December 9, 2017 (age 99)

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Sister Marilyn SNJM Obituary

Sister Marilyn Harris (Alice Catherine Harris), age 99, died at the Marie-Rose Center at Mary’s Woods at Marylhurst in Lake Oswego, December 9, 2017.

A member of the Sisters of the Holy Names for 79 years, her Mass of Resurrection will be held at 11 a.m., January 4, 2018, in the Chapel of the Holy Names, Lake Oswego, Oregon.
Daughter of Albert and Lula Molohon Harris, Alice grew up in Southeast Portland. She entered the Sisters of the Holy Names in 1936 and received the name Sister Marilyn. She had a long career in education as a primary grade teacher in Holy Names schools in Portland, Salem, St. Paul, Coos Bay, Astoria, Medford, Seattle, and Spokane. She later worked as a Chapter 1 coordinator and teacher for Portland Public Schools and as a teacher’s aide. She was an active member of the retirement community at Mary’s Woods known for her spirit of welcome and hospitality.
Sister Marilyn is survived by nephew, John Beem; cousins, Mary Alice Enright, Glenda Bell, Joan Raber, Rita Putnam; and many other cousins; and members of her religious community.

Remembrances may be made to Sisters of the Holy Names, P.O. Box 398, Marylhurst, OR 97036 or online at www.snjmusontario.org/donate.

Mass of Resurrection

11:00 AM ,Thursday, January 4, 2018
Chapel of the Holy Names
Lake Oswego, OR

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