Marilyn Ann (Hahn) Stedman

September 24, 1928 - May 28, 2018

Marilyn Ann (Hahn) Stedman Obituary (Age 89) Heaven is brighter today as we mourn the earthly loss of Marilyn Ann (Hahn) Stedman. Marilyn was born in Spokane on September 24, 1928 of Paul G. Hahn and Bonnetta Fletcher Hahn. She has a younger brother, Fletcher. Marilyn attended Lewis & Clark High School, and Washington State University where she met and then married the love of her life and best friend, Dale Francis Stedman on November 26, 1949. They recently celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary. Marilyn�s life was full of activities that blessed others. She was a lifetime member of Central Christian Church � which became Covenant Christian Church and is now known as Origin Church. Her most current volunteer involvements included the Girls Scouts (where most knew her as Echo); Whitworth University Womens Auxiliary; Pi Beta Phi, the Japanese Cultural Center and the Fig Tree Newspaper. For the past two decades, Marilyn was a staunch advocate for ecumenical understanding and sharing between faiths. Marilyn is survived by Dale, and her two children and families as well as her brother, Fletcher F. Hahn of Albuquerque, NM and his wife, Laura (Cheatham) Hahn. Marilyn and Dale�s children are: Bruce J. Stedman and his wife Castle O�Neill of Massachusetts with grandchildren Connor Stedman of Massachusetts & Nora Stedman of Vermont. Cydney Stedman Brown and her husband David W. Brown of Spokane with grandchildren Christina (Brown) Cowell with her husband, Craig of England and great-grandchildren Annie, Alex, Lucy, & Sam; Jennifer Brown Griffin with her husband, Naaman of Spokane and great-grandchildren Elijah and Isaiah; and Josiah F. Brown with his wife Mara of Massachusetts. Marilyn left us to join Jesus on Memorial Day, May 28, 2018. A service to celebrate her life will be Friday, June 1 at 2:00 at Heritage Funeral Home at Riverside Cemetery. (Please no flowers. Instead � bless your favorite charity in her name.) �Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. � John 14:27 � To plant a beautiful memorial tree in memory of Marilyn, please visit our Tree Store. Read more Events MAY 28