Marilyn Beck

Marilyn Kay (Kimrey) Beck

January 18, 1937 – September 3, 2015

Marilyn Kay (Kimrey) Beck, 78, of Port Orchard, died at Life Care Center of Port Orchard on September 3, 2015. She was born on January 18, 1937 in Independence, KS to Murel N. and Hazel (Stark) Kimrey.

She graduated from Wichita High School East, Wichita, KS in 1954. After high school, Marilyn moved with her family to Port Orchard, WA. On January 13, 1956, she married John Forrester Beck. She worked as a typist and secretary at various places in Kitsap and Mason counties. Marilyn taught sewing classes for the 4-H Club and a local fabric store. She was a square round dance teacher with her husband who preceded her in death in 1999. Marilyn and her husband were also heavily involved with Chapter O of the Gold Wing Road Riders Association (GWRRA). Marilyn also served as a diabetes educator and coordinator for the Port Orchard Diabetes Support Group.

Marilyn’s memory will live on with her sister, Karen (Kimrey) Whitney of Port Orchard; son, Johnathan Craig Beck of Raleigh, NC; daughter, Haani A. Beck of Port Orchard; four grandchildren, Tina Neil (Dan) and Melissa Larsen of Raleigh, NC, and Amanda Lugo and Brandon Lugo of Yakima, WA; and four great-grandchildren, Vivienne and Rosalind Neil of Raleigh, NC, Rylan Treft of Yakima, and Noah Larsen-Otey of Raleigh, NC. At Marilyn’s request, no services will be held.