Marilyn Jean Day

Marilyn Jean Day passed away to reside in heaven with her best friend and love June 27, 2017. Born on June 21, 1933 in Caldwell, Idaho to Carlyle and Margaret Whelchel, she met and married her beloved, Herbert Day, on March 9, 1952. Growing up in Caldwell, she was a model for a local department store and worked at a local bank. Herbert and Marilyn had their sons, Steven Carlyle and Richard Douglas, in Nampa, Idaho before moving to Seattle, where they delivered Suzanne and Michael Robert. Marilyn was a fixture as an employee at the University of Washington Bookstore and J.C. Penney.

Greeting everyone she saw with a smile, Marilyn lit up every room she entered. As a giving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great, great grandmother, her heart was always for her family. She was the rock that held together a family which has never stopped growing. Her strength, grace and love will continue be seen by the many in her family who loved her.

She is survived by sons Steven (Marge), Rick (Glynis), Michael (Kristen) and daughter Suzanne (Ray); grandsons Aaron (Cathy), Jason (Kerri), Bradey (Brynn), Shayne (Christal), Christopher (Kaitlynn) and Chandler; great grandsons Zachary (Katie), Joshua, Joesiah, Tobhias, Nehamia, and Boaz; great granddaughters Genesis (Cameron), Mikayla (TJ), Paige, Natalie, Tiannah, Bethany, Annessa, Elliana, Amelia, Georgia, Annalia, Caroline, Addison and Everleigh; great, great grandson Reid; great, great granddaughter Clover.