Lucille Anne LaPalm, a resident of Olympia, WA for 55 years, passed away at Providence St. Peter Hospital on April 14, 2018. She was 83 years of age. Born in Butte, MT on March 7, 1935 to her parents Frank and Pauline (Kogar) White, she was raised on Butte's Main Street where she ultimately completed her childhood schooling at Girls' Central Catholic High School.
Afterward, she obtained a nursing degree at Carrol College in Helena, MT. That achievement resulted in a lifelong devotion to the health and well-being of others in both her personal and professional life. The early half of her adult life was spent devoted to raising her two sons in a loving home. She cherished everything about motherhood, her faith and family, entertaining friends, sewing and crafts, and especially the holidays.
After her sons were raised, she turned her attention to pursuing a professional career, obtaining a Masters' Degree in Business Administration, and going on to work as a nurse at St. Martin's College (Olympia, WA), Providence St. Peter Hospital (Olympia, WA), and Good Samaritan Hospital (Puyallup, WA) before retiring from the WA State Dept of Labor and Industries as a Nurse Consultant.
Lucille was preceded in death by her husband, Edward J. Bradley, and survived by her sons, Ernie LaPalm and his wife, Sandi (Olympia, WA), and Mark LaPalm and his wife, Jennifer (Seattle, WA); grandsons Matthew LaPalm and his wife, Megan (Olympia, WA), Douglas LaPalm and his wife, Brittany (Olympia, WA), Andrew Berets (Olympia, WA), and Aaron Berets and his wife, Veronica (Olympia, WA); her great grandchildren, Nolan LaPalm, Ellie and Parker Berets (Olympia, WA); her sisters Mary Frances (White) and her husband, Mal Monahan (Olympia, WA), Charlotte White (Olympia, WA), and her brother, Frank Jr. White and his wife, Linda (Bellingham, WA), nieces, Maureen (Monahan) and her husband Ken Camp (Olympia, WA), Michelle (Monahan) and her husband Mike Doran, (Oregon City, OR), Amy (White) and her husband John Barry, (Sisters, OR), and Melanie (White) Helt (Ferndale, WA), as well as several grandnieces (2) and grandnephews (6).
Service Times: May 9, 2018, 12:00 PM at St. Michael Catholic Church Westside (1835 Overhulse Rd. NW, Olympia, WA).
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Michael Catholic Church, PO Box 766, Olympia, WA 98507.
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