Marilyn Lonsbury Drake, of Lanham, Md., passed away on Oct. 9, 2014 at Doctor’s Community Hospital following surgery.

Marilyn was born in Des Moines, Iowa and later moved with her family to Minneapolis. She attended St. Olaf College, where she earned a B.A. degree and sang with the world-renowned St. Olaf Choir. She married Earle Drake ’57 and moved with him to the Washington, D.C. area in 1958, where she taught English and Spanish in the Montgomery County, Md. school system before having her children. In later years, she enjoyed gatherings with family members and friends near and far, and being an involved and loving grandmother to her three granddaughters.

For 56 years, Marilyn was the beloved wife of Earle Drake, who survives her, as do her children Steven Drake and Susan Bell, daughter-in-law Jane Redicker, son-in-law John Bell, and granddaughters Emily Bell, Abigail Bell, and Katherine Drake. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the American Heart Association in Marilyn’s memory.