Josephine Berry Waugh, 102, died May 23, 2012 in Wenatchee, Wash., where she had lived for the past 20 years. She moved there to be with her daughter, Betty Keppeler and son-in-law, Harry Keppeler.
She was born in Ashland County, at home, on Jan. 23, 1910, and is the last survivor of her family of 10. She was married to her high school sweetheart, Rex Berry, in 1929. They lived in Lodi and Wooster until, in 1954, they opened and operated with her daughter and husband, Green Thumb Floral & Garden Center. They sold it in 1962, having built a highly successful business over eight years.
She worked as a bank teller in Lodi and belonged to Eastern Star, Rebekkahs, book and garden clubs and volunteered to help in church activities.
She moved to Michigan with Betty and Harry, worked with a florist and as a hostess for the Michigan State University cafeteria. She remarried in 1968, and with her husband, traveled around the western states, spending winters in Texas.
She moved back to Washington after her husband's death. She volunteered for 10 years as a Pink Lady greeter at Central Washington Hospital.
She was living at Blossom Valley in assisted living in Wenatchee at the time of her death.
She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Betty and Harry Keppeler; granddaughter, Kristine Keppeler of Seattle; and many nieces and nephews.
She will be buried at Wooster Cemetery with her husband, Rex Berry. There will be no memorial services.
She was born in Ashland County, at home, on Jan. 23, 1910, and is the last survivor of her family of 10. She was married to her high school sweetheart, Rex Berry, in 1929. They lived in Lodi and Wooster until, in 1954, they opened and operated with her daughter and husband, Green Thumb Floral & Garden Center. They sold it in 1962, having built a highly successful business over eight years.
She worked as a bank teller in Lodi and belonged to Eastern Star, Rebekkahs, book and garden clubs and volunteered to help in church activities.
She moved to Michigan with Betty and Harry, worked with a florist and as a hostess for the Michigan State University cafeteria. She remarried in 1968, and with her husband, traveled around the western states, spending winters in Texas.
She moved back to Washington after her husband's death. She volunteered for 10 years as a Pink Lady greeter at Central Washington Hospital.
She was living at Blossom Valley in assisted living in Wenatchee at the time of her death.
She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Betty and Harry Keppeler; granddaughter, Kristine Keppeler of Seattle; and many nieces and nephews.
She will be buried at Wooster Cemetery with her husband, Rex Berry. There will be no memorial services.
Josephine Berry Waugh, 102, died May 23, 2012 in Wenatchee, Wash., where she had lived for the past 20 years. She moved there to be with her daughter, Betty Keppeler and son-in-law, Harry Keppeler.
She was born in Ashland County, at home, on Jan. 23, 1910, and is the last survivor of her family of 10. She was married to her high school sweetheart, Rex Berry, in 1929. They lived in Lodi and Wooster until, in 1954, they opened and operated with her daughter and husband, Green Thumb Floral & Garden Center. They sold it in 1962, having built a highly successful business over eight years.
She worked as a bank teller in Lodi and belonged to Eastern Star, Rebekkahs, book and garden clubs and volunteered to help in church activities.
She moved to Michigan with Betty and Harry, worked with a florist and as a hostess for the Michigan State University cafeteria. She remarried in 1968, and with her husband, traveled around the western states, spending winters in Texas.
She moved back to Washington after her husband's death. She volunteered for 10 years as a Pink Lady greeter at Central Washington Hospital.
She was living at Blossom Valley in assisted living in Wenatchee at the time of her death.
She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Betty and Harry Keppeler; granddaughter, Kristine Keppeler of Seattle; and many nieces and nephews.
She will be buried at Wooster Cemetery with her husband, Rex Berry. There will be no memorial services.
She was born in Ashland County, at home, on Jan. 23, 1910, and is the last survivor of her family of 10. She was married to her high school sweetheart, Rex Berry, in 1929. They lived in Lodi and Wooster until, in 1954, they opened and operated with her daughter and husband, Green Thumb Floral & Garden Center. They sold it in 1962, having built a highly successful business over eight years.
She worked as a bank teller in Lodi and belonged to Eastern Star, Rebekkahs, book and garden clubs and volunteered to help in church activities.
She moved to Michigan with Betty and Harry, worked with a florist and as a hostess for the Michigan State University cafeteria. She remarried in 1968, and with her husband, traveled around the western states, spending winters in Texas.
She moved back to Washington after her husband's death. She volunteered for 10 years as a Pink Lady greeter at Central Washington Hospital.
She was living at Blossom Valley in assisted living in Wenatchee at the time of her death.
She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Betty and Harry Keppeler; granddaughter, Kristine Keppeler of Seattle; and many nieces and nephews.
She will be buried at Wooster Cemetery with her husband, Rex Berry. There will be no memorial services.
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