Blanche Kathryn Edwardson

Born April 17, 1925 in Bisbee, ND. She was preceded in death by her husband, Marvin Edwardson and three brothers – Harry, Harold & Wayne Gores.

Survived by two daughters – Cheryl Jimerson & Renee Goodall; sister – Yvonne Meeker and sister-in-law – Connie Moore; five grand children – Sami Reamy, Mark Jimerson, Tara Wehner, Nicole Goodall, Eli Fernandez; 11 great grand children – Heidi Wilson, Christopher LaFountain, Nikita Reamy, Abigail Jimerson, Uriah Wehner, Isaiah Wehner, Jeremiah Wehner, EmilioWehner, Emma Wehner, Ashlynn Wehner, Jake Goodall; and five great-great grand children – Hailey Wilson, Kylee Wilson, Sadie LaFountain, Exayvior LaFountain, Ocean LaFountain.

Her sense of adventure took her all over the country. She lived in 4 states plus Canada and loved to travel. She worked at Boeing as one of the first women inspectors. She was a swim instructor and pool manager. She was one of the founders of the Big Slide Corporation and helped to set-up slides all over the US and Canada and in places like Coney Island. She was a full charge bookkeeper at Coast Oil and a Social Director at the Fountain Apartments in California. She moved to Colorado and opened Me & Mom’s Sandwich Shop with her daughter, Renee and then opened an assembly company with both of her daughters, Cheryl and Renee. She returned to Seattle for the last 10 years of her life to be closer to her siblings.

She had a magnetic personality and a smile and laugh that lit up a room.

Pallbearers: Eli Fernandez, Jake Goodall, Gary Waddington, Larry Gores, Clifford Hauck and Brett Grant.

Honorary Pallbearers: Mark Jimerson, Christopher LaFountain, Chad Wehner, Brandon Reamy, Uriah Wehner, Isaiah Wehner and Kenneth Gores.