Baker City, Oregon
Marie Inez Relling, 90, a longtime Baker County resident, died March 8, 2001, at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center.
Mass of Resurrection will be said at 10 a.m. Monday at the St. Elizabeth Health Care Chapel, 3325 Pocahontas Road. The Rev. Robert C. Irwin will celebrate. There will be a time of fellowship and sharing after the service. Private interment will be at the Haines Cemetery.
Mrs. Relling was born on April 4, 1910, at Lamarr, Mo. She married Lawrence William Relling at Weiser, Idaho, on Aug. 7, 1927. They made their home in the Haines area.
The couple had one son, Robert. Her beloved husband, Lawrence Relling, died on March 8, 1968.
Mrs. Relling was a loving and caring mother and grandmother and was loved and respected by all who knew her. She was especially fond of her brothers, sisters, grandchildren, nephews, nieces and friends, many of whom she’d known since her school days. She was a friend to all and always extended a welcome hand.
She loved spring and summer because that is the time she could garden. She enjoyed planting and seeing the beautiful flowers grow. Anyone who had ever fished with her will remember the fun and delightful squeals when she caught a fish. She was always ready to go when the words “going fishing” were uttered.
Survivors include her son, Robert Relling, and his wife, Mary of Phoenix, Ariz.; a grandson, Kent, and his wife, Liz; a granddaughter, Kris Rose, and her husband, Jerry, and two great-grandchildren, Bobby and Michael; a sister, Pat Sims of Tucson, Ariz.; a brother and sister-in-law, Bill and Connie Davis of Oxbow; a sister-in-law, Shirley Davis of Glen Rock, Wyo.; Lonnie Wilks and Leslie Pointer; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Lawrence; and one brother.
Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one’s choice through the Coles-Strommer Funeral Home, 1950 Place St., Baker City, OR 97814.
Used with permission from: The Baker City Herald, Baker City, Oregon, March 16, 2001
Transcribed by: Belva Ticknor