Rhonda Lu Archer Stucker's Obituary
Rhonda Lu Archer Stucker left her earthly body on October 7th, 2018 and took her seat amongst the stars, her favorite cup of coffee in hand and surrounded by the people she loved who passed before her.
Rhonda was born in Puyallup, WA on February 8th, 1961 to Ward and Markay Archer. She attending Spinning Elementary, Kalles Jr. High, and graduated a mighty Viking at Puyallup High School class of 1979.
Rhonda wasn’t a woman of few words she was quite the opposite. She was blessed with the gift of gab and could walk down the street making friends with everyone she met. She never knew a stranger and always made her friends her family.
Rhonda loved adventure. She valued a free spirit and couldn’t stay in one place for too long. She moved all over the country, stayed in some wild cities, and had tens of dozens of stories that could make any lifetime movie an Oscar winner but after 27 years, Rhonda made her back home to Puyallup to look after her mother and create new bonds with her sister, Robin and her brother, Frank.
Rhonda worked in various career fields over her lifetime. She worked as a camp counselor at Camp Singing Wind, a Lab Assistant at Good Sam in Puyallup, WA, The Food Center in Rexburg ID, Madison County dispatch Rexburg ID, various life skills facilities for individuals with special needs, ConAgra Foods and the Washington State Fair affectionately known as “The Puyallup Fair”. Through all of her jobs she came to know and love hundreds of people and forged life long friendships with many of them. She took great pride in her work ethic and was proud of everything she did.
Rhonda was a proud member of the Puyallup Eagles Auxiliary 2308 and enjoyed spending time with the with the ladies. She loved going down to the hall for weekly drawings, dinners, and social events. She also enjoyed monthly outings with her mother and sister, Robin and the local Red Had Society ladies. Rhonda was the epitome of a social butterfly and her life showed it.
Some of Rhonda’s hobbies included dancing to the beat of her own drum, reading Harry Potter front to back, cooking, baking, movies, slot machines at the casino, knowing an absurd amount of pop culture knowledge, all things 80’s, World War history, singing karaoke, doing “The Time Warp” and anything that involved her precious grandsons.
In the last year of her life, Rhonda would tell everyone she was finally living the pioneer life that she always dreamed of. She met and fell head over heals for a local drummer, Robert Christman, who happened to have a small farm filled with chickens, rabbits, an aquaponic garden, fish, and other small animals. She found her peace and loved working the chores and caring for the animals. She truly was the happiest and most authentic self in the last year of her beautiful life.
Halloween was Rhonda’s favorite holiday, she was most at peace in nature, and her oils, herbs, salts, crystals and Harry Potter were her hearts lifeline to the universe. She was the proudest Gryffindor ever. She often spoke about going to visit the theme park with her brother Frank and dreamed of drinking butter beer with him.
Rhonda was greeted in the heavens by her mother Markay, her father Ward, both sets of grandparents, her late husband and children’s father, Terry Palmer, late husband Brian Lloyd, and late husband Kevin Stucker
In October of 2017, Rhonda suffered a devastating stroke that led to multiple health issues and a decline in her quality of life. Due to these complications she suffered multiple strokes that led to her transition to the heavens.
She is survived by; her children Alicia (Ciara) Figliuolo of Sacramento, CA; her son Scott Palmer of Puyallup, WA; her grandsons Quintyn and Zackery Palmer of Twin Falls, ID and her forever Daughter-in-law Bridget Jacobsen of Twin Falls, ID. Her sister Robin (Mike) Sheffer of Puyallup, WA and her brother Frank Archer of SeaTac, WA. Her nieces Lindsay (Brad) Rasmussen and Sara Jo Brown of Puyallup, WA as well as her great nieces and nephews. And last but never least, her drummer and the person who helped complete her life as a pioneer gal, Robert Christman of Puyallup, WA.
In keeping with an Archer family tradition, the family request that you come celebrate her “Final farewell” in your 2018 Halloween costumes or your loudest and proudest Hogwarts house colors!
In the words of her beloved Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore she leaves you with this.
"Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light." — Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Puyallup Eagles Jimmy Durante Children’s Foundation in Rhonda’s name.
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