Obituary of Marion Frances Gustavsen

Marion Frances Gustavsen (Gussy) [McDonald], 92, of Sunland, California, passed away on 3/15/15 in the Verdugo Vista Healthcare Center in La Crescenta, California. Burial service will be held at the Winton Cemetery on 3/28/15 11:00 a.m. (7651 W. Almond Avenue Winton, California 95388). Marion was born on May 29, 1922 in Livingston, California to Mayme and Edwin McDonald. She attended Livingston High School and graduated in 1939. She went on to earn a typing and shorthand certificate from Modesto Junior College. She taught typing for the United States Air force and was employed for twenty years for the City of Burbank, California as a secretary. After retiring she returned to City of Burbank’s Recycling Center to work an additional six years. Marion enjoyed bowling, ceramics and genealogy. Later in life, she volunteered her time helping others for the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA). Marion is survived by her daughters, Kathleen Gustavsen (James Cass) of Diamond Springs, California and Karen Gustavsen (Carol McCausland) of Mount Tremper, New York, her son Christopher Gustavsen of Tujunga, California and her grandson, Stephen Cass of Diamond Springs, California. She is preceded in death by her loving husband, Ernest Gustavsen, her parents, Mayme and Edwin McDonald and brothers Clyde McDonald, Edwin McDonald, Bobby McDonald and sister Mildred Burkes.