Edna Rachel Meade's Obituary
Edna Rachel Meade
Edna Rachel Meade passed away December 20, 2009 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup, WA. Edna was born May 3, 1920 in Fort Laramie, Wyoming, the 4th of six children to Elsie and Clyde Kuskie. She graduated from Torrington High School the Class of 1938. In 1938 Edna married her childhood sweetheart Frank Meade. Edna devoted her life to her husband and five children. Her greatest joys were her children, grandchildren, home, flowers and holidays. In addition to being a supportive parent, she served as President of her children's schools PTA and volunteered in the schools. She received the Golden Acorn Award for her volunteer work. Edna owned and operated a clothing store in Tacoma for many years. She was also a real estate agent and a member of the Tacoma Board of Realtors. Her last years of employment were with the Pacific Lutheran University Library. In Edna's retirement years she was active at the Lighthouse Senior Center. Edna loved gardening and growing beautiful flowers. She received many blue ribbons in floral shows for her fushias, geraniums and roses. Edna was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Frank, her son Bob Meade, her parents, sisters Evelyn, Milly, Betty and her brother Glen. Edna is survived by her sister Mabel of Lusk, Wyoming. Edna is also survived by four children, Bill (Fran) Meade of Morton, WA, Jim (Bev) Meade of Sydney, Australia, Patty (Don) Swanson of Puyallup, WA, and Tom (Jan) Meade of Mossyrock, WA. Edna is also survived by ten grandchildren, Susan Meade DeGroot, Sharon Kennard, Wendy Bambrick, Piper Norton, Craig Meade, Todd Meade, Angie Naylor, Toby Swanson, Katie Bigelow, and Summer Ramos. She is survived by fifteen great grandchildren, Megan, Alex, David, Kevin, Harry, Spencer, Fox, Wyatt, Aubrey, Brodey, Ben, Bret, Brooke, Gabriel, and Josiah. The family would like to thank Edna's caregiver Marilyn of Puyallup Adult Family Home and the staff of Peoples Retirement, especially Linda, for the love and care that you gave to our mother over the years. A memorial service will be held Monday, December 28, at 12:00 PM in the Mountain View Garden Chapel.
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