Vera M. Reed

Vera M. Reed

November 12, 1916 – February 2, 2010

Vera Manning Reed, 93, joined her husband Garey for a long-awaited dance in Heaven on Tuesday, February 2^nd.  She passed away at Medina Heights Adult Family Home, in North Bend, WA. 

She was born on November 12, 1916, in Vancouver, B.C., to parents, DeLisle and Esther Annie Manning.  Her brothers Elmer and Clifford joined the family shortly thereafter.  Vera and her family eventually made their way to Washington State, residing in Black Diamond.  She graduated from Auburn High School.

Vera met the love of her life, Garey, on a blind date in 1947.  They married at Rose Hill Presbyterian Church, Kirkland, WA, in 1949.  Prior to their marriage, Garey was a seaman and spent most of his time in the Alaskan waters.  After they had three boys, Garey settled down as a carpenter in Kirkland to help raise his three sons.  Vera was a devoted wife and mother who worked jobs around her family’s schedule so she could be home before and after school.  Once the boys were raised, Garey and Vera traveled and lived all over the world as Garey’s work as a sea captain took them to Egypt, Australia, Norway, Alaska, Malta, Singapore, and Hawaii. Eventually they came home to Kirkland, WA to live the rest of their lives.

Vera is survived by her three sons, Peter, Doug and Mark Reed, and her three grandchildren, Ryan, Jesse and Alina Reed.

Vera was a very social person and belonged to many clubs and had many hobbies (e.g., birthday club, bible study, book club, baking, crafts, knitting, and gardening). She also loved to play Bingo!

Vera will be deeply missed and will always be remembered for her very strong faith, and her kind, gentle, loving ways.

A Celebration of Life memorial will be held on Saturday, February 13^th, at 10:30am at:

Rose Hill Presbyterian Church

12202 NE 90th Street

Kirkland, WA  98033

425-827-4649

In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to:

National Stroke Association

http://www.stroke.org
1 – 800 – STROKES
1 – 800 – 787 – 6537
9707 E. Easter Lane
Centennial, CO 80112

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 Alzheimer’s Foundation of America
322 Eighth Avenue
7th Floor
New York, NY 10001
info@alzfdn.org
http://www.alzfdn.org
Tel: 866-AFA-8484 (232-8484) 

Maxine Lindsey Ross Schrader

Maxine Lindsey Ross Schrader

 Maxine was born to Robert and Pearl Lindsey, September 30, 1930 in Seattle, Washington and went to be with the Lord on February 4, 2010.  She grew up in the Montlake area and graduated from Garfield High School.  Maxine met and married Charles Marion Ross and they were married for 13 years.  Together they had two children.

 As a single mother of two, Maxine was determined to provide her children with a stable, loving home and good education.  Though there were no extras while working as an executive secretary at Excavator’s Inc., she managed to send them to a private Christian school their junior and senior high school years.  She always put her children above all else.

 She met Charles (Chuck) Schrader and they were married in 1973.  Along with Chuck came four children to add to her family.  Maxine was a dedicated wife and mother to all six children.  She and Chuck were married for over 36 wonderful years.  They lived in the Seattle area and then moved to Eugene, Oregon, where they lived for seven years.  She and Chuck enjoyed the outdoors, camping and bass fishing.  They returned to the Seattle area in 1983 and lived in Shoreline.  Upon retirement, they moved to Maltby in 1988 and then to GreenAcres Senior Park in Bothell in 2001.

 Maxine enjoyed studying the bible, cooking, playing Scrabble and spending time with her family.  Her thirst for knowledge, amazing memory and quick wit was with her for her entire life.

 Maxine dearly loved her family and treasured them all.  She is survived by her two children, Carol Ross, Charles “Chuck” Ross (Darcy), four step-children, Susan Roberts (John), Patricia French (Ian), Karen Miller (James), Eric Schrader (Lisa), two grandchildren, ten step-grandchildren, two step-great-grandchildren, her brother Kenneth Lindsey (Sharon), and sister in-law Jacquelin Uhrhammer.

 She was laid to rest at Evergreen Cemetery in Seattle.  A memorial service and celebration of Maxine’s life will be held at the GreenAcres Senior Park Clubhouse, 23825 15^th Ave., SE, Bothell, WA. 98021 on Friday, February 12^th at 3:00pm.