Marlene Kasper was born on 9 February 1948 in Idaho Falls, Idaho, the third child after her brothers Bill and Jim to Howard Page and June Faye Lynch. Sisters, JoAnn and Linda followed, with a half-brother, Bob joining the family later. Marlene is preceded in death by both her parents and her older brother, Bill. She is survived by her husband, Rick Kasper, and their 6 children, Lisa (Rick) Corn, Paul, Suzy, Jimmy (Erin), Bobby (Stacie), and Julie Schaefer, 20 grandchildren, and 8 great grandchildren. She is also survived by her older brother Jim (Jill) Page, and her younger sisters JoAnn Beazer, and Linda (Ed) Weaverling, her youngest brother, Bob (Terry) Thornton, and many nieces and nephews, and grand nieces and nephews.

Marlene attended Hawthorne Elementary School in Idaho Falls, Idaho. She remembered walking to her Grandma Page's house after school with her siblings where there would always be freshly baked cookies waiting for them and playing under the quilt frame while Grandma quilted her hand-made quilts. Marlene also remembered Grandma and Grandpa Lynch's huge Christmas tree. Marlene's Grandma Lynch passed to the other side in February of 1954. She lost her dad in August of the same year when she was six years old.

When she was in her middle school years, Marlene attended O.E. Bell Junior High also in Idaho Falls. She remembered riding horses at her Uncle Ted Howard's house in Osgood, Idaho. Her mother remarried in 1955 to Frank Thornton, and her youngest brother, Bob, was born. Marlene was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when she was 13 by a missionary on the 13 August 1961.

Marlene graduated from Idaho falls high School in 1966 where she was in the Pep Club and enjoyed cheering on the athletic teams. Marlene talked about the styles of the day, remembering watching her older brothers slick back their hair in the mirror, sewing their pants so they were skin-tight, and she and her sister, JoAnn ironing each other's hair with a clothes iron so it could be perfectly straight. Marlene and her sister, JoAnn remembered sliding down the big slide at girl's camp in Darby, Idaho, the hot aluminum burning their legs. Marlene always spoke highly of her best friend Marsha.

Marlene attended one semester of Ricks College in 1967 before attending Vogue Beauty School with her sister, JoAnn. They graduated from there in 1968. The girls used to melt their names into the backs of their brushes to be able to tell whose was whose.

In 1968, Marlene joined the United States Air Force where she ended up on Clark Air Base on Luzon Island, Philippines working in the office ordering parts for aircraft. It was there that she met and married Richard (Rick) Kasper. They were married on base on 31 Jan 1971. The couple was transferred to Randolph Air Base in San Antonio, Texas in 1972. Lisa was born at Brooks Army Hospital there. The family moved to Idaho Falls, Idaho shortly after her birth and resided there until 1974. They moved to Los Angeles, California, living there for a year before settling in Nampa, Idaho in 1975. The Kasper family was sealed for time and all eternity in the Salt Lake Temple on 25 February 1978 when her oldest children, Lisa and Paul, were 6 and 2 years old. Paul, Suzy, Jimmy, and Bobby were all born in Nampa. Marlene loved the Nampa 8th Ward, considering many ward members part of her family. She loved visiting her friends and enjoyed her many other friendships in the Nampa Stakes. In 1984, a new job for Rick took the family to Salem, Oregon where Julie was born. The family lived there for about seven years before moving back to Idaho where they again settled in Nampa in a blue, split-level home on Banner Street.

Marlene enjoyed spending time with her husband and family, cherishing both family vacations such as Disneyland and the Oregon Coast and going out to dinner with Rick. She was a good sport and joined the family on many camping trips, once getting rained out and ending up in a cabin at Grandjean. Marlene loved staying at home to raise their children and care for the home. She taught her children to crochet and to sew and bake bread, and she loved reading and kept a faithful journal. She loved attending the athletic games and musical concerts of her many grandchildren. She loved to serve in the temple and work on her family history. She was very active in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, often bearing her testimony of the gospel to her children and advising them to pray whenever they had a challenge. She held many callings in the Church, with librarian being one of her favorites. Marlene rarely gave personal advice, but used stories to illustrate a point when she thought one would be helpful. Her wisdom and thoughtfulness will be greatly missed.