Betty M. (Grimm) Keller of Redmond, WA passed away on December 27, 2013. Her daughters were with her.
Betty was born February 2, 1927 in Arlington, WA. She was the youngest of six children born to William G. and Dora (Jensen) Grimm, both Stillaguamish Valley pioneers. Originally homesteaded in 1878 by her maternal grandfather, Thomas Jensen, Betty and her siblings were raised in the area now known as Island Crossing. Her childhood home is still in the Grimm family. She graduated from Arlington High School in 1944, and then attended college at Washington State. On December 22, 1946, Betty married her high school sweetheart, Louis R. Keller of Darrington, WA.
Betty and Lou would build two homes together on Rose Hill in Kirkland, WA before moving to northern California in 1964. In 1981, they would return "home" to the Pacific Northwest to enjoy a life full of what they loved: fly fishing, painting, and writing. They lived in Redmond until Lou's Parkinson's disease required them to move to assisted living. Betty devoted herself to Lou's care until his death December 1, 2011. Betty would also be diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, complicated by a condition called Multiple System Atrophy.
Betty is survived by her two sisters, Martha Young of Stanwood, Washington and Dorothy Carroll, of Mt. Vernon, WA; two sisters-in-law, Jackie Boatsman (Don) and Shigeko Keller; two daughters, Lisa Keller (Mark Eaton) of Kenmore, WA and Suzanne Keller (B. J. Sadoff III) of Rockville, MD; four grandchildren, Clay Eaton, Page Eaton, Cooper Eaton and Molly Sadoff; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be sent to the Stillaguamish Valley Pioneer Museum, 20722 67th Ave. NE., Arlington, WA, 98223, The Little White Church on the Hill, c/o Peace Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 100, Silvana, WA 98287 or to a hospice care provider of your choice.
Published in The Herald (Everett) on Feb. 23, 2014
Betty was born February 2, 1927 in Arlington, WA. She was the youngest of six children born to William G. and Dora (Jensen) Grimm, both Stillaguamish Valley pioneers. Originally homesteaded in 1878 by her maternal grandfather, Thomas Jensen, Betty and her siblings were raised in the area now known as Island Crossing. Her childhood home is still in the Grimm family. She graduated from Arlington High School in 1944, and then attended college at Washington State. On December 22, 1946, Betty married her high school sweetheart, Louis R. Keller of Darrington, WA.
Betty and Lou would build two homes together on Rose Hill in Kirkland, WA before moving to northern California in 1964. In 1981, they would return "home" to the Pacific Northwest to enjoy a life full of what they loved: fly fishing, painting, and writing. They lived in Redmond until Lou's Parkinson's disease required them to move to assisted living. Betty devoted herself to Lou's care until his death December 1, 2011. Betty would also be diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, complicated by a condition called Multiple System Atrophy.
Betty is survived by her two sisters, Martha Young of Stanwood, Washington and Dorothy Carroll, of Mt. Vernon, WA; two sisters-in-law, Jackie Boatsman (Don) and Shigeko Keller; two daughters, Lisa Keller (Mark Eaton) of Kenmore, WA and Suzanne Keller (B. J. Sadoff III) of Rockville, MD; four grandchildren, Clay Eaton, Page Eaton, Cooper Eaton and Molly Sadoff; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be sent to the Stillaguamish Valley Pioneer Museum, 20722 67th Ave. NE., Arlington, WA, 98223, The Little White Church on the Hill, c/o Peace Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 100, Silvana, WA 98287 or to a hospice care provider of your choice.
Published in The Herald (Everett) on Feb. 23, 2014
Betty M. (Grimm) Keller of Redmond, WA passed away on December 27, 2013. Her daughters were with her.
Betty was born February 2, 1927 in Arlington, WA. She was the youngest of six children born to William G. and Dora (Jensen) Grimm, both Stillaguamish Valley pioneers. Originally homesteaded in 1878 by her maternal grandfather, Thomas Jensen, Betty and her siblings were raised in the area now known as Island Crossing. Her childhood home is still in the Grimm family. She graduated from Arlington High School in 1944, and then attended college at Washington State. On December 22, 1946, Betty married her high school sweetheart, Louis R. Keller of Darrington, WA.
Betty and Lou would build two homes together on Rose Hill in Kirkland, WA before moving to northern California in 1964. In 1981, they would return "home" to the Pacific Northwest to enjoy a life full of what they loved: fly fishing, painting, and writing. They lived in Redmond until Lou's Parkinson's disease required them to move to assisted living. Betty devoted herself to Lou's care until his death December 1, 2011. Betty would also be diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, complicated by a condition called Multiple System Atrophy.
Betty is survived by her two sisters, Martha Young of Stanwood, Washington and Dorothy Carroll, of Mt. Vernon, WA; two sisters-in-law, Jackie Boatsman (Don) and Shigeko Keller; two daughters, Lisa Keller (Mark Eaton) of Kenmore, WA and Suzanne Keller (B. J. Sadoff III) of Rockville, MD; four grandchildren, Clay Eaton, Page Eaton, Cooper Eaton and Molly Sadoff; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be sent to the Stillaguamish Valley Pioneer Museum, 20722 67th Ave. NE., Arlington, WA, 98223, The Little White Church on the Hill, c/o Peace Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 100, Silvana, WA 98287 or to a hospice care provider of your choice.
Published in The Herald (Everett) on Feb. 23, 2014
Betty was born February 2, 1927 in Arlington, WA. She was the youngest of six children born to William G. and Dora (Jensen) Grimm, both Stillaguamish Valley pioneers. Originally homesteaded in 1878 by her maternal grandfather, Thomas Jensen, Betty and her siblings were raised in the area now known as Island Crossing. Her childhood home is still in the Grimm family. She graduated from Arlington High School in 1944, and then attended college at Washington State. On December 22, 1946, Betty married her high school sweetheart, Louis R. Keller of Darrington, WA.
Betty and Lou would build two homes together on Rose Hill in Kirkland, WA before moving to northern California in 1964. In 1981, they would return "home" to the Pacific Northwest to enjoy a life full of what they loved: fly fishing, painting, and writing. They lived in Redmond until Lou's Parkinson's disease required them to move to assisted living. Betty devoted herself to Lou's care until his death December 1, 2011. Betty would also be diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, complicated by a condition called Multiple System Atrophy.
Betty is survived by her two sisters, Martha Young of Stanwood, Washington and Dorothy Carroll, of Mt. Vernon, WA; two sisters-in-law, Jackie Boatsman (Don) and Shigeko Keller; two daughters, Lisa Keller (Mark Eaton) of Kenmore, WA and Suzanne Keller (B. J. Sadoff III) of Rockville, MD; four grandchildren, Clay Eaton, Page Eaton, Cooper Eaton and Molly Sadoff; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be sent to the Stillaguamish Valley Pioneer Museum, 20722 67th Ave. NE., Arlington, WA, 98223, The Little White Church on the Hill, c/o Peace Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 100, Silvana, WA 98287 or to a hospice care provider of your choice.
Published in The Herald (Everett) on Feb. 23, 2014
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