[ Return to Index ] [ Read Prev Msg ] [ Read Next Msg ] Whatcom County, Washington Obituary Collection GenealogyBuff.com - Whatcom County, Washington Obituary Collection - 74 Posted By: GenealogyBuff.com Date: Tuesday, 5 December 2017, at 2:45 p.m. Huge Marriages Search Engine Joyce Janet Schmitten 7/4/1917 - 9/26/2002 Joyce Schmitten age 85 of Wenatchee, WA, born July 4, 1917 in Wenatchee, WA, the only child of Ernest Foster and Karoline (Carrie) Rumbolz. Joyce graduated from Wenatchee High School in 1935. She became engaged to Russell Irwin Schmitten and was born June 20, 1942. When WW II broke out, they moved to Vancouver, WA where Russ worked for Keiser Shipyards. After the war, they moved back to Wenatchee in 1946 and bought an orchard on Maiden Lane. Joyce and Russell built a new house there in 1953. From 1960 to 1965 they owned and operated Lyle’s Motel for 5 years. Joyce was a member of the Beacon Hill Grange for 25 years, Ladies Auxiliary, Home Ec Chairman, a lifetime member of the Astral Chapter, Order of Eastern Star and Mid-Columbia Heritage Society. As a member of Garden Club she served as president two terms and enjoyed doing luncheons, flower shows and Apple Blossom corsages for the royalty. She enjoyed sewing clothes for her daughter and granddaughters, making ceramics for the yard and playing card with her husband and many friends, many of whom they had known since grade school. Joyce also enjoyed the mountains, going on many picnics in their jeep with family and friends. She is preceded in passed away peacefully on September 22, 2002 surrounded by his family at his home. He had a long battle with M.S. and a short battle with cancer. Stephen was married Dorothy Tutkus on December 26, 1961. He is survived by his sons, Stephen and wife Shannon, Richard and wife Jeri Ann; daughter, Dorothy and husband Dan Kovac; grandchildren, Mark, Casey, Tyler, and Nicole; siblings, Bob, Bill, Donna Weise, and Mary Meyer; and adopted mother and best friend Eileen Crowder. He was preceded in died peacefully in the family home, surrounded by his family on Sept. 28, 2002. Courageous in Born Juan Jose Diaz in Ribota, Spain on October 6, 1942 to Timoteo Diaz Diaz and Angeles Diaz Fernandez, Jose lived in Spain, studied agricultural engineering, and farmed the family lands as a young man. Not content to work the farm in his small village, he journeyed to America under contract to the National Range Association in 1969 and eventually came to live in Pocatello, Idaho, where he met his wife Emily Leach. They were death by his mother and his father, and is survived by his wife of 29 years and his children, Timothy and Virginia, all of the family home. He is truly loved and will be missed by his wife's family, Virginia Leach, his mother-in- law; his three sisters-in-law, Elizabeth Chavez, Deborah Hansen and Valerie Hodge; their husbands and children and his many cousins, both in Spain and in Florida. His love extended with enthusiasm to his many friends and all of his extended family and his exuberant enjoyment of life and its many moments will be remembered and missed by all. He was a most giving man, and was always grateful for the friendships and love which showered him in his life, most deservedly. There will be visitation hours from 10:00 to 1:00 on Tuesday, Oct. 1 at Westford Funeral Home, a Catholic Mass at Assumption Church on Tuesday, Oct. 1 at 3:00, with Christian burial at Bayview passed away October 6, 2002 at Mt. Baker Care Center. She was married Dalton Palmer October 8, 1930 in Bellingham. Thelma worked at St. Joseph Hospital on the medical and surgical floor with nursing students, she worked at WWU as school nurse for 20 years and later worked for Westford Funeral Home until her retirement. She was a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and St. Anne’s Guild, Sister Xavier Auxiliary of St. Joseph Hospital, Thursday Study Club, the Music Club, Maple Leaf Chapter OES and Lake Padden Ladies Nine Hole Club. Thelma enjoyed knitting, needlepoint, cooking and she loved her family and animals. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dalton Palmer in 1950, daughters Mary Finch in 1994 and Virginia Palmer in 1940. She is survived her daughter Margaret and husband Rob Bloch of Bellingham, WA, grandchildren Peggy Lane, Shawn Byfield and Jim Finch of Mt. Vernon, Ann Berger, Robin Somers and Michael Bloch of Bellingham, and 11 great- grandchildren. Visitation will be held at Westford Funeral Home 12:00 to 5:00pm Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2002. Memorial may be made to St. Lukes Foundation or St. Joseph Auxiliary. Huge Marriages Search Engine [ Return to Index ] [ Read Prev Msg ] [ Read Next Msg ] Whatcom County, Washington Obituary Collection is maintained by GenealogyBuff with WebBBS 5.12.

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