Arlene was a forward-thinking woman. She got into Computer Science at a time when a computer main frame, the size of a room, would perform the work of a calculator. She worked for Pan Am and the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard until she retired. She loved to travel and took many trips to Europe and Mexico with her former husband Manny Xenos (deceased). Arlene loved people and welcomed several foreign exchange students into her home while they attended school at North Kitsap High School: Ilse, Mamo and Marilla. Ilse even named one of her daughters after Arlene, who has kept in close contact with her in the years since. "Little Arlene" came to visit her recently from Mexico and was able to see her first snow from the Liberty Bay facing window in the Anderson family home. She was a snazzy dresser who frequented Nordstrom Rack. She also loved animals and always had dogs and cats at home, having a special affinity for strays. Her last dog, Abby, was a rescue that she left to her brother, Michael. She was also an active member and volunteer at the Daughters of Norway and The Maritime Museum in Poulsbo, Washington.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Jim, and Maryann Anderson (McGinty), brothers Gary Anderson and Jim Anderson, cousin Thomas Anderson and her husband Rick Endresen.
A service will be held on April 1, 2023 at St. Elizabeth Orthodox Church in Poulsbo, Washington at 12pm. Burial to follow at Poulsbo City Cemetery in Poulsbo, Washington at 330pm. Arrangements have been entrusted to Stone Chapel Poulsbo Mortuary in Poulsbo, Washington.
Arlene was a forward-thinking woman. She got into Computer Science at a time when a computer main frame, the size of a room, would perform the work of a calculator. She worked for Pan Am and the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard until she retired. She loved to travel and took many trips to Europe and Mexico with her former husband Manny Xenos (deceased). Arlene loved people and welcomed several foreign exchange students into her home while they attended school at North Kitsap High School: Ilse, Mamo and Marilla. Ilse even named one of her daughters after Arlene, who has kept in close contact with her in the years since. "Little Arlene" came to visit her recently from Mexico and was able to see her first snow from the Liberty Bay facing window in the Anderson family home. She was a snazzy dresser who frequented Nordstrom Rack. She also loved animals and always had dogs and cats at home, having a special affinity for strays. Her last dog, Abby, was a rescue that she left to her brother, Michael. She was also an active member and volunteer at the Daughters of Norway and The Maritime Museum in Poulsbo, Washington.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Jim, and Maryann Anderson (McGinty), brothers Gary Anderson and Jim Anderson, cousin Thomas Anderson and her husband Rick Endresen.
A service will be held on April 1, 2023 at St. Elizabeth Orthodox Church in Poulsbo, Washington at 12pm. Burial to follow at Poulsbo City Cemetery in Poulsbo, Washington at 330pm. Arrangements have been entrusted to Stone Chapel Poulsbo Mortuary in Poulsbo, Washington.
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