Manina was the beloved wife of Ed Scipio, precious daughter of Myra and Dalles Bartell, fun stepmom and friend to Tina & Chad Tippin and Tami Liesy, much loved Nana to Nico Liesy and Skyler Tippin, sweet sweet sister to Jean Bartell and Dallena & Monte Wood, and adored Aunt to Sylvia, Estevan & Kayli Cortinas and Morgan Wood. Manina began her life March 12, 1968 in Fresno, California completing the family of five with three girls. Those early years were spent happily playing with her sisters, with blonde hair flying in the wind. They then moved from California to Oregon. She attended Kindergarten in Amity, OR, then grade school at McMinnville SDA Church school in McMinnville, OR. She loved going to Big Lake Youth Camp in the summer, swimming, riding horses and learning archery. She was baptized as she would say “in a very cold creek” in Sheridan, Oregon. She went on to attend Laurelwood Adventist Academy for high school, graduating from Thunderbird Adventist Academy in Scottsdale, AZ. in 1986. She attended Lower Columbia Community College and began her first job at Best in Milwaukee, OR as a cashier. Around 1988 she met Ed Scipio and fell head over heels in love, and finding herself in the role of step-mom but more importantly sister friends with Ed’s daughters and Nana to their children Nico and Skyler, a role that she cherished with high honor. Her next professional role was at Cranston as a receptionist where they gave her more and more responsibilities so when she made the move to Unisource she moved into inside sales. She could expertly do 10 key touch and typed at nearly 200 words per minute. She was so good at her job that when the company sold out the owner insisted she was part of the package that went with him to the next company. At Kenco she became the executive assistant. She then moved over to Papercraft/Bunzl in June 1995. Her managers saw a bright and astute worker and they promoted her to buyer for the west coast for many product lines. When she decided not to take a promotion to upper management she worked behind the scenes training managers. In a national meeting in January 2023 she was recognized for her work for Bunzl and as they put it “clearly Manina is our strongest team member”. In 1999 Manina was diagnosed with End Stage Renal Failure and in 2000 her cousin Sue Werneke donated her kidney. It was a near perfect match and Manina never experienced a rejection in over 22 years, nearly unheard of in the medical community. Sue and Manina remained close through the ensuing years and Manina felt forever grateful for Sue’s love and support. Tragically a complication of anti-rejection medications is lymphoma which Manina unexpectedly subcombed to March 4, 2023 after a very short illness surrounded by her family holding her closely. She is remembered by family and friends as being compassionate and intuitively understanding others wants and needs. Manina enjoyed trips to the beach, camping, and watching Ed ref or play Soccer or DJ. Her other passions were cake decorating, reading and scrapbooking. She is preceded in death by her mother Myra Ann Biles Bartell. She leaves behind her loving and supportive husband Ed Scipio, father Dalles L. H. Bartell, step-daughters Tina (Chad) Tippin, Tami Liesy, grandchildren Nico Liesy, Skyler Tippin, sisters Jean, and Dallena (Monte), niece Sylvia Cortinas, and nephews Estevan (Kayli) Cortinas, and Morgan Wood. Manina’s ashes will be spread where her mom’s are located, in eastern Oregon. In lieu of flowers or gifts please make a donation to your favorite charity in her name, Manina supported many animal charities over her life.