|
||||
| Lopez Island | Orcas Island | Visitor's Guide | ||
                        |
||
| Email this page to a friend | ||
OBITUARY
| |||||||||||||||||
OBITUARY |
|||||||||||||||||
Helen Irene Andersonposted 02/03/2008 She worked as a lithographer and eventually met and married James G. Carson, a Lieutenant Commander and surgeon in the United States Navy. During their life together, Helen was very active in the Disabled Veteran's Auxiliary and accompanied James on travels around the world. Helen was widowed in the 1960s and returned to Anacortes in 1987. She often shared stories about her Native American ancestors who were settlers in the San Juan Islands. Helen was active with the Anacortes Lutheran Church and later helped in the formation of Celebration Lutheran Church. It was her friends there who cared for her during her later life. She will be remembered as a spirited woman who was fiercely independent and a loving friend. Helen had tremendous respect for the medical profession and would want to thank her long-time physician, Nancy Llewellyn for her years of care, as well as Fidalgo Care Center where she spent her last months. Helen was preceded in death by her brother, Oscar Anderson, who passed away on Thursday, January 24, 2008. She is survived by her niece, Mary Alice Anderson of Lopez Island. A memorial service to celebrate Helen's life will be held on Sunday, March 2, 2008 at 12:00 p.m. at The Depot Arts Center, 611 R Avenue in Anacortes, hosted by the Celebration Lutheran Church. Interment will be held at Lopez Union Cemetery, Lopez Island, WA, where she will be laid to rest with her ancestors. Arrangements are in the care of Evans Funeral Chapel and Crematory, Inc., Anacortes, WA. To share memories of Helen, please sign the online guest register at www.evanschapel.com |
||
|
SAN JUAN ISLANDER © 2008 |
||