Mabel "Eileen" Taber

Was born on January 19,1940 in Lake Stevens, WA to parents Ruth (Haverfield) Rice and Grant Rice Sr. She passed away on Sunday August 31, 2025.

A devoted believer, Mabel’s faith was the cornerstone of her life. She found immense joy in sharing her love for the Lord with her family, often speaking for hours about their relationship and the comfort her faith brought her. Her favorite scripture, Jeremiah 31:31-34, was a testament to her unwavering faith.

Eileen loved to help others at work, home and anywhere she could. She loved her family and connecting with her large family. She loved her children Becky, Katherine and Darryl. Dragging her son to church and Bible study even when he didn’t want to go!

Mabel’s wisdom extended beyond her spirituality; she instilled in her children the importance of family and living life to the fullest. No matter the challenges she faced, she always emerged stronger, leaving a legacy of resilience and grace.

Known for her kindness and sweetness, Mabel was a beloved resident of her assisted family home, making everyone feel valued and cherished. Her presence was a gift that left a lasting impression on everyone she met.

Mabel Eileen Taber married Riley Gordon Taber on April 23, 1960 in Lake Stevens, WA. They were married 53 years until Riley’s passing in September 5, 2013. They had multiple dogs throughout the years ending with Cocobear their Pomeranian.

She enjoyed camping, fishing and road trips, especially when family joined. They drove across the US some of the many places they went to includes: WA, OR, CO, CA, ID, AZ, IL, FL, NM, TX, OK, MO, KY, UT, AK, and IN. They enjoyed amusement parks and taking family to them. Epcot Center and Disney World where Riley got Eileen to go on Space Mountain in Orlando FL, Disney Land in Anaheim CA, Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park CA, Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver BC where everybody but Eileen rode (at that time) the world’s largest wooden roller coaster.

She enjoyed cooking and especially love making her orange ambrosia salad, mincemeat cookies, and chocolate zucchini bread.

Mabel leaves behind two daughters, a son, and many extended family members, along with her beloved little dogs, who she will joyfully reunite with in heaven.

She truly was one of a kind and will be deeply missed by all who knew her. This is not a goodbye mom, it’s “See you Later”.

“Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah— not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, though I was a husband to them, says the Lord. But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. 34 No more shall every man teach his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says the Lord. For I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more.”

Eileen was preceded in death by her mom Ruth, dad Grant Sr, brothers Grant Jr & Leroy, husband Riley. She is survived by her children, Becky, Katherine and Darryl.

If you feel so inclined to send flowers please instead donate to your local animal shelter in memory of Eileen's love for her 4 legged babies.

A viewing will be held on Friday, September 19 from 2:30 to 4:30 PM for those who wish to attend at Evergreen funeral home and cemetery on Broadway in Everett.

Colossians 3:1-4 NIV

“Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.”