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Marylin (Lin) Gayer Redfern passed away peacefully on June 18, 2025. Lin and her twin sister, Marlene (Lee), were born on Jan. 20, 1946, in Portland, Oregon. Their parents, Lucille and Eugene Gayer, founded Gene Gayer Jewelers in The Dalles, Oregon. Later, their son Scott assumed ownership, relocated, and Gayer Jewelers flourished. Lin cherished her memories of spending time with her family along the Deschutes River, the beach, the Wallowa Mountains, Alaska and many other places.
Lin graduated from The Dalles High School (1964) and soon married Bill Booth. They have three children, Julie, Scott, and James. She moved to the Oregon coast, where she met and married Lee Redfern. She loved living on the Oregon coast, and while there would go beach combing with her father. Together, they gathered record collections, including hundreds of washed-up flip-flops. They hung these on a line and called them “Lost Souls.”
Lin had a great sense of adventure. She traveled solo across Europe for several weeks. She enjoyed dressing up and making costumes for Halloween, beach combing, hunting, horseback riding, and sunbathing. She was a prolific vegetable gardener and was very artistic in her designs, creating stunning rock gardens and landscapes. In the early 80s, she repainted a VW bug to look like a ladybug, using spray cans. She loved entertaining, and one of her favorites was her FAMOUS clam chowder and shrimp salad for Christmas Eve — it was the best!
She is survived by her husband, Lee; her children, Julie, Scott (Kristen), and James (Jennifer); grandchildren (Schano, Lucy, and William); her twin sister, Lee (Scott); her brother, Scott (Nok); her stepsons Todd and Torey (Jenne) Redfern; and many cousins, nieces, and nephews.
A celebration of life will be held at The Bargeway on July 17, from 3-5 p.m.
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