Marlene Pates Obituary
We bid farewell to Marlene Pates of Grand Haven, Michigan, whose journey of life gracefully concluded on December 27, 2025 at the age of 92. Marlene touched countless lives with warmth and kindness, leaving behind cherished memories that will forever echo in hearts. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, George A. Eastway and Norma L. Eastway (Jersey); her husband Don Pates; her sister Maxine Eastway-Harding; her son Daniel G. Thome; her nephew Orville; her niece Marilyn Harding; and her great-niece Tina Marie Harding.
She is survived by: her children, David Thome (Josefina) of Belding and Rena Thome of Grand Haven; her stepdaughters, Carla Pates-Teitt (Bob) of Utah, Karen Dickson of Idaho and Colleen Winters (Jerry) of Utah; her grandchildren, Janaya Thome, Tyler Thome, Hannah Beckett (John), Selena Thome and Autumn Thome; her great grandchildren, Cooper Thome, Arro Reedy and Theodore Beckett; and her great-nephew George Harding (Kerri).
