Marcia Jane Stevens, 61, of Andover NH passed away on Saturday March 10th at Franklin Regional Hospital in Franklin NH.  She was born in Concord MA, daughter to the late Helen and Stanley Osborn Jr.  She graduated Acton-Boxborough Regional HS 1975, University of Rhode Island 1979, and received her Masters from Portland State University.  Marcia began her music career in Middleton, RI.  She moved to Oregon after marriage, and while teaching and raising her son, competed in numerous horse carriage driving competitions.  She was Director of Bands 2011-2016 for the Corvallis School District in Oregon, prior to retiring and fulfilling her dream of owning a farm that she purchased in New England.

Marcia is survived by a son, Arnold Poole Jr. of Oregon; sisters Carolyn Croteau and her husband Richard of Hadley MA, Susan Werst and her husband Thomas of Merrimack NH, Elizabeth Caffrey and her husband Jonathan of Duxbury MA, and many nieces and nephews.  She is predeceased by her husband Mark Stevens.

Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend calling hours on Saturday March 24th from 1-2:30PM at the Aasum-Dufour Funeral Home, 805 Ellsworth St. SW Albany, OR 97321.

A Funeral Service will be held immediately following calling hours at 2:30PM in the Funeral Home.  A private burial will take place at the Brownsville Cemetery in Brownsville OR.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to:

Friends of CHS Band, 2397 NW Kings Blv. #128, Corvallis, OR 97330

Horses of Hope, Oregon     https://horsesofhopeoregon.org

Corvallis High School Band
Corvallis OR 97331