Mara J. Taylor

March 26, 1939 – Feb. 12, 2023

Mara J. Taylor, 83, of Cottage Grove, Ore. passed away Feb. 12, 2023 of Alzheimer’s disease. Mara was born March 26, 1939 in Spokane, Wash. to parents Hans and Wanda Paulson. 

In 1957 Mara graduated from Tillamook High School. She taught swimming and was a lifeguard at Fairview in Salem, Ore. She attended Willamette University of Education where she received her bachelor’s in education. She then earned her…