Marion moved back to Ames after her husband died, and lived at Stone Haven Apartments for 3 years and then at Bethany Life communities for 5 years. She was preceded in death by Robert Hickman in 2007, her brother Thomas Gunderson in 2008 and her brother Robert Gunderson in 2016. She will be lovingly remembered by her daughter and son-in-law, Peggy and Roger Baer of Broomfield, CO, her granddaughter Eldree Elizabeth Baer of Des Moines IA, her grandson Eric Anson Baer and wife Laura and two great-grandsons Tucker Joshua Baer and Cole Robert Baer of Boulder, CO. Marion's family thanks the many caregivers, at both the Assisted Living and Christy Place communities of Bethany Life, for their excellent care of Marion. Memorials may be directed to the Colo Public Library in Colo, IA or the Bethany Manor Foundation's "Employee Appreciation Fund", at Bethany Life Communities, 212 Lafayette Ave., Story City IA 50248.