Marilyn C. Illston

Marilyn C. Illston, age 68, of Holts Summit, passed away Saturday, May 9, 2015, at Heisinger Bluffs in Jefferson City.
She was born March 14, 1947, in Williston, North Dakota a daughter of Maynard Edward and Clarice Viola Evanson Carlson.
Marilyn married Lester C. Kreisa, Jr. and to that union, one son was born. On June 27, 1976, she married Wyman U. Blakeman, who preceded her in death February 10, 2002. On August 18, 2007, Marilyn married Walter Robert "Bob" Illston, who survives at their home.
She was a 1965 graduate of Williston High School and attended North Dakota State School of Science in Wahpeton, North Dakota, where she enrolled in the stenography program.
She worked at the Veterans Administration and later the Naval Air Systems Command, both in Washington DC, before moving to the state of California with her husband Wyman.
In the late 1980's, Wyman and Marilyn moved to Missouri, residing in Dixon, before moving the Jefferson City.
She was an active and faithful member of several Lutheran churches throughout her life, currently as a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Lohman.
Marilyn was an active member of the Heisinger Bluffs Women's Auxiliary in Jefferson City.
In addition to her husband Bob, she is survived by her mother, Clarice Carlson, her son, Kevin Kreisa, stepsons, John Blakeman and Robert Illston, step daughter, Jill Foss, three brothers, Gayle M. Carlson, Warren D. Carlson and Dean E. Carlson, two grandchildren, Kylie and Kavanaugh Kreisa, special friends, Grant and Kerry Shorthose and daughters, Lyndsey and Chezney, along with other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 13, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Lohman with Pastor Edward Merckel officiating. Interment will be in St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to St. Paul's Lutheran Church.

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