Erna D. Tillson-Sears' Obituary
Erna passed away peacefully on September 27, 2007. She was born on September 13, 1913 in Butte, Nebraska to William and Ameilia Miller. The family moved to Billings, Montana, where she met and married David E. Tillson. They had four children before moving to Tacoma in 1942. David passed away in 1968. Erna was a member of Cedar Chapter OES. She worked at Nalley's and retired after 20 years of service. She met and married Harry Sears in 1976 and they had 18 years of happiness before he passed away in 1994. Erna is survived by her four children: 3 daughters, Deloris Jenson (Donald) of Tacoma, Carol Clark (Harold) of Florida, and Margie Favre (Norman) of Oregon; and one son, David S. Tillson, of Tacoma. She is also survived by 14 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, and 13 great-great grandchildren. Graveside services will be held at 1:30 PM on Tuesday, October 2, 2007 in Mountain View Memorial Park in Lakewood, Washington.
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