Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....(Krauter) Porter, Marjorie Louise March 16, 2005
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The Bakersfield Californian 
Marjorie Louise Porter

Services: Fri., Mar. 25, 1:00 p.m.



Marjorie Louise Porter passed away Wednesday March 16, 2005 after a valiant 

battle with cancer. She was born February 7, 1930 in Bakersfield, California 

to Carl Edwin Krauter and Carrie Louise Krauter who preceded her in death. 



The Krauter family moved to Arvin from Bucyrus, Ohio in 1921 to begin farming 

in the southern San Joaquin Valley. The Krauters were among the many pioneer 

families of the Arvin area moving there to start a new life like so many other 

immigrants to California of that era. 



In 1929, the Krauter family moved to Bakersfield to open a nursery. As a 

child, Marjorie enjoyed the familys summer cabin in Greenhorn where she loved 

the outdoors and developed a life long appreciation for animals.



Marjorie attended Williams School where she would later become PTA President. 

She graduated from East Bakersfield High School in 1947 where she was active 

in swimming and tennis. 



Marjorie lived in Mexico City, Mexico from 1950 to 1953. She returned to 

Bakersfield in 1953. After her children were grown, she returned to school and 

graduated from Bakersfield Community College.She continued her education by 

graduating cum laude with a Master Degree from California State College, 

Bakersfield in 1977 and received a Doctor of Psychology from Pacific Western 

University in 1983.



Beginning in 1972, Marjorie taught special education at South High School in 

Bakersfield for twenty-two years where she would later be responsible for the 

special education program. Like everything else she did, Marjorie was 

committed to doing the best she could and seeking the best for the children 

she taught.She volunteered to teach for a Kern County adult literacy program 

and tutored children with special learning disorders years after her 

retirement.



Marjorie was an avid golfer and toured with ladies teams throughout Central 

California loving to compete for competitions sake and bragging rights. She 

was the Pine Mountain Club Memorial Womens Tournament Champion a fete she 

would not let her golf friends forget.Marjorie also belonged to the Buena 

Vista Womens Golf Club enjoying the opportunity to play golf and the 

friendship of that group. As good as Marjories long and short game was in 

golf, she had even greater natural ability to create wit and humor from every 

day events. 



Marjorie was very artistic. She could paint, sketch, play piano and won awards 

at the Kern County Fair in flower arranging. Years later her pictures of 

native Americans in Arizona won a first place award at the fair in 

photography. She won not with a fancy camera but with a great eye for color, 

composition and feelings for her subjects. 



Besides Marjories family, perhaps her greatest love was travel. She ventured 

to South America to climb the Peruvian Andes peaks of Machu Picchu. She 

cruised the Inland Passage of Alaska, traveled to England, Spain, France, 

Germany and other countries of Western Europe. She also visited the Soviet 

Union while its government was communist and returned with stories of Russian 

people who had never seen retractable ink pens or Polaroid cameras. 



Marjorie also loved traveling in the United States. Visiting her family roots, 

a Worlds Fair or other attractions of the America she loved brought interest 

and excitement to Marjories life. 



Travel meant adventure and learning to Marjorie. Passing though customs in 

Mexico City in the early 1950s, she helped a lady communicate with custom 

officials. The lady was Bugsy Segals girl friend Virginia Hill who wanted to 

repay Marjories kindness with lavish gifts. While cruising Alaska, her ship 

ran aground and the entire ship had to be evacuated. She rafted the rapids of 

the Colorado River and parasailed in Mazatlan, Mexico. Everywhere Marjorie 

traveled; she learned the differences and appreciated the universal nature of 

people. Wherever Marjorie went, she went with a smile and a desire to 

experience something new. 



In later years, she and Irving joined the Frazier Park square dance group the 

Mountain Squares. Traveling in dance competition was great fun for Marjorie 

and Irving. They enjoyed traveling with the Pine Mountain trailer club the 

Rolling Pine Nuts. She was active in her community being elected to the Board 

of Trustees of the Pine Mountain Club serving as its Chairperson during 

difficult times. She was a founding member of the emergency planning committee 

for the club. 



Marjorie is survived by her Aunt Dorthula Smith of San Jose, CA. She is also 

survived by her brother, Howard Krauter and his wife, Ann of Bakersfield; 

sister Shirley Ashby and her husband, George also of Bakersfield. Marjorie is 

survived by her husband, Irving Porter of Pine Mountain, CA and her four 

children: Dirk Poeschel and his wife, Diana of Fresno; Karen Bayne of 

Bakersfield; Katherine Long of Irvine; and Kurt Poeschel of Bakersfield and 

his wife, Pat; 7 grandchildren survive Marjorie; Sarah Bayne, Matt Bayne, 

Robbie Miller, Aren Poeschel, Karla Poeschel, Jason Poeschel and Andrea 

Poeschel.



Marjorie worked to be the best she could be. She shared her advanced sense of 

humor with others. She loved her family, cherished her friends and was kind to 

people she did not know. Surely, she will live in the house of the Lord 

forever. 



A celebration of Marjories life will be held Friday, March 25th at the First 

Church of Religious Science at 1:00 p.m. The church is located at 222 Eureka 

Street, Bakersfield. 



In lieu of flowers, please send contributions to the Frazier Park Library c/o 

the Marjorie Porter Memorial Book Fund at 3015 Mt. Pinos Way, Frazier Park, CA 

93225. 



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