Marilyn Losli Brownawell

On Thursday, November 2, Marilyn Losli Brownawell, beloved wife of Darrell Brownawell for 68 years, passed away at Touchmark in Bend. She was 90 years old. She is survived by Darrell, her two sons, David (and wife, Susan) and Mark (and wife, Carolyn), four grandchildren, Tim, Dan, Kristin, and Max, and two great grandchildren, Ernest and Dianna.

Born to Ernest and Marguerite Losli on February 11, 1933, Marilyn graduated from Reed College with a bachelor of science and became a research chemist and a teacher.

Marilyn was an avid hiker and enjoyed hiking with Darrell in the Olympic National Forest and on Mount Rainier. She travelled extensively in Europe, visited Africa, and lived for two years with her family near Oxford, England. When she retired, she and Darrell moved to Black Butte Ranch, where they had vacationed often.

She took an interest in teaching Sunday school at the Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Sisters.

A service will be held on Friday, November 10, at 10 a.m. at the Shepherd of the Hills Church, 386 N. Fir St. in Sisters.