Christel Andrea Mason's Obituary
Christel Andrea Mason
Born August 9, 1935 in Hamburg, Germany; passed away October 10, 2009 in Federal Way, Washington. Upon graduating from secondary school she became a dancer at the Moulin Rouge and Lido in Paris. At the age of 29 she came to the United States, where she raised her children. Christel then went to work at Virginia Mason South in Federal Way for the next nine years. During retirement she traveled throughout the world with her husband. Survivors include her loving husband Terry, her sons Rick (Denise) Zanto of Wenatchee and Mike Zanto of Marysville. She is survived by her three grandchildren Derek, Mathew and Brooklyn. Other survivors include her sister Elfi (Helmut) Ballewski and her niece Birgit (Volker) Herges and their children Christine and Stefan, all of whom reside in Bergisch-Gladbach, Germany. Survivors also include her friends Jerry, Art, Laureen, Barbara, Virginia, her friends at Windward Condominium and too many others to mention. She will be greatly missed and forever loved. There will be a private family burial at Mountain View Cemetery in Tacoma. Additionally the family invite all of her many friends and acquaintances to join them for a memorial gathering at 1:30 PM Saturday, October 24, 2009 at C.I. Shenanigans, 3017 Ruston Way, Tacoma, Washington 98402.
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