Marlene B. Elliott

Marlene Badke Elliott, 80, of Great Falls passed away on Tuesday, September 15, 2015 of natural causes. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, September 22, 2015at 10:00 p.m. at Our Saviors Lutheran Church with burial to follow at Highland Cemetery. O’Connor Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Marlene was born in Wadena Minnesota, the youngest of three children born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Badke. She attended grade school in Minnesota and graduated from Pine City High in 1953. She went on to attend the University of Minnesota for one year before transferring to Montana State University in Bozeman as a nursing student. There she was a member of Alpha Tau Delta. She graduated in1958 with her degree in nursing education. She worked as an operating room nurse in the hospitals in Billing, Sacramento, CA, and in Denver, CO. Due to health reasons she left nursing and became a caseworker for Yellowstone Co. in Billings. Marlene married Raymond John Elliott on December 17, 1963. Together they had three daughters and Marlene became a homemaker. She was very active in school activities while her children were in school. She also helped run the family home rental business. She enjoyed family, gardening, and reading. Marlene was also a member Of Our Saviors Lutheran Church; taking part in Stephans Ministries, Sunday school, and Martha Circle. Marlene is survived by her husband Raymond Elliott of Great Falls; daughters Kathleen (Duane) Herigon of Great Falls and Karen Elliott of Corvallis, OR; grandchildren Elliott Herigon, Evan Herigon and Emelia Herigon all of Great Falls. She was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Rhonda Jean. Memorials are suggested to Our Saviors Lutheran Church or the Scleroderma Foundation, 300 Rosewood Drive, Suite 105, Danvers, MA, 01923.