February 6, 1939 - March 22, 2020
Marjorie Henry, age 81, passed away in Blaine, WA on March 22, 2020. She was born on February 6, 1939 in Burlington, WA to Henry and Josephine Henry. Marjorie was raised in Mount Vernon, and graduated from Mount Vernon High School and Western Washington University in Bellingham.
After college, she taught for two years in Kennewick, WA, and then spent the next 46 years of her life teaching elementary education in Blaine. Teaching was the center of Marjorie’s life, and she helped educate and guide generations of children in Blaine. She particularly loved helping children learn how to read.
Marjorie loved to travel, and would walk miles and miles gathering rocks. She enjoyed birds and animals of all kinds, reading and gardening.
She is preceded in death by her sister, Beryl Henry Vail Marshall. Marjorie is survived by nieces, Linda (Dan) Lorz, Nancy (Son) Trans; and three great-nieces, Denise, Debbie and Dana.
As Marjorie’s instructions, no services will be held. A picnic will be held at a later date for her friends, neighbors and former students.
Memorials may be given to the charity of your choice. You may offer your condolences and share memories of Marjorie to her family online at www.kernfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are through Kern Funeral Home, Mount Vernon.
