Edna Schomburg's Obituary
Edna May (Walters) Schomburg
Born
July 9, 1918
Yelm, Washington
Passed Away
September 24, 2012
Gig Harbor, Washington
Buried
September 28, 2012
Valley Lawn Section
Mountain View Cemetery
Beside her husband,
John W. Schomburg
Edna's death at age 94 was due to Alzheimer's disease. She had lived in the Olympic Alzheimer's Residence for 6 years.
Friends and family of Edna are invited to a Celebration of Life starting at 1:00 PM on Saturday, October 20th at the home of her niece and her husband, Sue and John Richardson. The family will provide sandwiches, tea, coffee and soft drinks; guests are welcome to bring snacks, a salad or a dessert to share if they like. The address of the Richardson home is 193 SW Bachelor Flat Lane, Port Orchard, WA. Below are given Google's driving directions from Tacoma.
From the junction of WA-16 and I 5 in Tacoma
- Merge onto WA-16 toward Bremerton
- Continue on WA -16 W (12.5 mi)
- Take the exit toward WA-302W/Purdy Key Center (0.5 mi)
- Merge onto Purdy Dr NW (1.7 mi)
- Turn left onto 154 St. NW (85 ft.)
- Slight right onto 66th Ave NW (1.0 mi)
- Continue onto Bethel Burley Rd SE (0.2 mi)
- Turn left onto SE Spruce Rd (1.0 mi)
- Turn left onto Carefree Ln SW (0.1 mi)
- Turn right onto SW Bachelor Flat Ln (341 ft.). Destination will be on the right
- Arrive 193 SW Bachelor Flat Ln Port Orchard, WA 98367 (in (Burley, WA)
Rather than flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the
Alzheimer's Association in Edna's memory. Donations may be made on their
web site, www.alz.com, or checks may be sent to their address:
Alzheimer's Association
225 N. Michigan Ave. Fl 17
Chicago, IL 60601-7633
Everyone is invited to leave a written memory or photograph about Edna's life that they would like to share. If you can't make it to the Celebration, please use this web site or send photos or memories to Sunny Cotey so they can be included. After the Celebration, those memories will be combined into a booklet for the family.
For more information, please contact Sunny Cotey:
Phone: (360-275-3821)
cell: 360-801-5009
e-mail: [email protected]
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