Mary Carlsen

September 7, 1941 - January 5, 2022

Mary Elizabeth Carlsen born September 7, 1941 in Conway, South Carolina to Newberry and Bessie Sawyer. Mary was the youngest of 6 children. Her siblings include Theodore Sawyer (deceased), Elsie Haley (deceased), Ralph Sawyer, Vienne Sawyer Smith, and Levon Sawyer. Mary Elizabeth Sawyer married Al Voshell on January 10, 1959. Together they had 3 children; Elizabeth Jane, Alva Joseph and Robert James. Mary Elizabeth then married Peter Nicolai Carlsen IV on June 19, 1989 in Moscow, Idaho. Mary was blessed with many grandchildren and many more great grandchildren, with a great grandson due any day soon. Mary loved Jesus and started her day with a prayer and coffee. Every year she planted a garden with daffodils, roses and a enormous Mums. She lived in Bonney Lake for 56 years where she raised her three children and many others. Mary Elizabeth loved yard sales, Goodwill's, just shopping in general. She also loved coloring books and WORDsearch puzzles. Her favorite things were green grapes, fresh cauliflower and she would never run out of Popsicles. Our lord call Mary home on January 5, 2022 at 12:17 AM at Allenmore Hospital in Tacoma, Washington.