Obituary
Lifetime Estacada resident, Marilyn McGraw, died from a stroke on December 31, 2019 at OHSU. She was 66. Private inurnment will be at Willamette National Cemetery. Marilyn Delores Ficken was born April 10, 1953 in Milwaukie to Donald and Hazel (Meeker) Ficken. She was raised in the Estacada area and graduated from Estacada High School in 1971. On November 25, 1975, she married Lowell D. McGraw in Viola. In 1980, Marilyn started her career at Timberlake Job Corp -- working there in various roles until her death. Lowell died in 2014. She enjoyed painting, wood carving and attending musicals and plays with her children and grandchildren. Survivors include her son, Shawn (Genia) McGraw; daughter, Tabitha (Matt) Shelby; and 4 grandchildren.