Marilyn M. Bastady June 30, 1943 - May 09, 2018

Marilyn M Bastady passed peacefully away on May 9, 2018 after a long illness. Marilyn was born June 30, 1943 in Fullerton, California to Edwin and Elsie Bastady. As a child, Marilyn enjoyed the outdoors, riding tractors alongside her father while tending the family orange grove in Buena Park. She was a member of 4-H. Summers were spent riding bikes with her sister and cousins to Knotts Berry Farm where they spent many afternoons. In 1956, the Bastady family purchased an orange grove in Porterville and moved from Buena Park. She was a 1961 graduate of Porterville High School where she played trumpet in the marching band. Band trips to the Rose Parade and Hollywood Parade were fondly remembered. Marilyn received an AA degree from Porterville Junior College. In 1963 Marilyn transferred to Fresno State University where she pledged Phi Mu sorority and majored in Business.

Marilyn continued to reside in Fresno for 55 years. Her work career included Fresno Community Hospital Pharmacy Department and Cashier at Rite Aide and Dollar Tree retail stores. While in Fresno, Marilyn collected lifelong friends. She was known for her love of outdoors. She traveled frequently with her parents and friends. In recent years local casinos were a favorite day trip. Her humor was evidenced by birthday and holiday cards which invariably included a cartoon clipped from the newspaper.

Survivors include a sister Anna Atkin in Bozeman MT, niece Suzanne Landeros in Santa Rosa CA, greatniece Katie Gauntlett (Derek Gauntlett) in Rohnert Park CA and many cousins thru out California. The family would be pleased to have any donations in Marilyn's honor made to your favorite charity. Memorial services in Porterville CA are pending.