Marion Mathilda Macaffree
May 31, 1923 - February 2, 2005
Obituary
Marion Mathilda MACAFFREE
Passed quietly at Evergreen Hospital February 2nd, 2005. Marion was born in Wenatchee, WA May 31st, 1923 to Kristian and Anna Thevik. She was raised on her father’s apple orchard in Cashmere, WA. After graduating High School in 1941 she moved to Seattle where she met and married the love of her life Hector Junior Macaffree. The couple had two sons Lance Hector born in 1944 and Kim Carter born in 1950. The family lived in Olympia and Vashon Island before settling in West Seattle in 1954 where Marion was to live until the last year of her life. Marion was blessed by the many friendships she made with her neighbors who in her declining years were generous with their time and kind with their thoughts and words. Marion had a long and proud career with the Boeing Employees Credit Union where she was a loan officer for over 30 years retiring in 1986. She was preceded in death by her husband Hector J. Macaffree, her son Kim C. Macaffree and her brother Harold Thevik. She is survived by her son Lance Hector Macaffree; her grandchildren, Kim C. Macaffree Jr., Christa Lee Reynolds, Nuala Inga Collins, and Lukia Anne Macaffree; her great-grandchildren, Dylan, Elias, Anya, Mila, Meagan, and William Ryan. Proud of her Norwegian Heritage she will be buried in her family plot at Crown Hill Cemetery in Ballard 8712 12th Ave NW, Gravesite Service will be held Saturday, February 12th at 2:00pm.
I started working at BECU in 1979 as a file clerk. I had never worked in an office environement before and Marion helped me to learn proper office decorum and work ethic by example and kind words. I remember her fondly and gratefully for her kindness to a new and inexperienced employee. I also enjoyed a long career with BECU 20 yearsand know that I owe that success to the many people who helped me early on, including Marion. Laurie Leak