February 28, 1934 — October 27, 2025 (age 91)

Marilyn M. Gese (Brandt) passed away on October 27, 2025, at the age of 91. Born to Warren and Marjorie Brandt, on February 28, 1934, in Spokane, Washington, where she attended Lewis and Clark High School, and was a TiGirl. Following graduation, she worked as a bank teller and met John Gese at Williams Lake at the age of 16 and her mother worried about “the older man”! During their 60 wonderful years of marriage which started in 1953 in Spokane, they made moved several times for John’s work including Belmont, California; Tustin, California; Munster, Indiana; Brownwood, Texas; Phoenix, Arizona; and San Antonio, Texas. During those years, Marilyn worked as a medical receptionist in doctor offices in Brownwood, Phoenix, and San Antonio. Following

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