Marie Dawes

Marie was born March 10, 1931, to Levi Hiner and Esther (Tice) Hiner, at her grandmother’s home in Kansas. She was raised in Bartlesville OK, until the family moved to Toppenish WA when she was 6 years old. She attended Upper Columbia Academy where she graduated high school in 1949. After graduating high school, she accepted a job as a nanny for a family of 6 children in Brewster WA, where she met Jerry Dawes, a nephew of the family. Marie and Jerry were married in Toppenish WA August 10, 1952. They lived in College Place WA, where daughter and son were born. While raising 2 small children, she also worked in various positions in the medical field, while her husband attended college. They moved to Wenatchee WA in June of 1959, and began a construction business with long time friends, Roger and June Dorner. In the mid 1960’s both Marie and her husband became Nursing Home Administrators, during which time they owned and operated several facilities, in Wenatchee, Chelan, and Brewster. Marie enrolled in the first Nursing School class at Wenatchee Valley College in 1971, graduating in 1975 with her RN degree, earning the highest score on her State Boards for that testing period. She began her nursing career working at Central Washington Hospital, and continued working at hospitals in several states, while her husband was building retirement facilities. Marie finished her nursing career working at Hearthstone Assisted Living for 8 years, retiring in 2007. She enjoyed singing, loved working in her yard, and spending time with her grandchildren. Marie was preceded in death by her parents, Levi Hiner and Esther Tice Hiner, her husband Jerry Dawes, brothers Robert Musgrave, Vernon Ball and Jerry Hiner. She is survived by her brothers, Jim Hiner, Dean Hiner, and Gene Hiner, daughter Geri Eastman (John Kofos); son Roger (Lucy) Dawes; grandson Jason (Kindle) Baerg; granddaughters Ashley (Ron) Willis, Carlee (Jon) Coleman and Jena Dawes; 5 great-grandchildren, and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. In lieu of flowers, a donation can be made in her name to the Worthy Student Fund at Cascade Christian Academy in Wenatchee. A combined Celebration of Life for Marie and Jerry will be held Saturday, March 15, 2025, at the Wenatchee Seventh-day Adventist Church Family Life Center from 3:00-5:00 p.m.

Marie Dawes

March 10, 1931 - November 11, 2024