Wilma Lee Pillsbury

Wilma was born in Pottsville, PA. She had a brother, Elias, two and a half years younger. In High School, she played on the girls basketball team. She lived in Pennsylvania her first 25 years. In 1947, she married Charles Yetter. She had a daughter, Rosemary in 1950 and a son, Charles (Chuck), in 1952. In 1954, the family moved to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida where she worked for Southern Bell Telephone as a secretary.

In 1960, she moved to San Diego, California, and lived there about 20 years. She married Joseph (Tom) Lee in California. She worked as an office/general manager at Babyland Diaper Service and later for Franchise Tax Board. Wilma enjoyed helping others which made this job special to her. Step children Ray, Jim and Joe came to California from Florida to live with Wilma and Tom. Other Step children were Nancy and Barbara, also Tom (now deceased) and Sandy.

In the late 70's, Wilma and Tom retired to Bradenton. Tom passed in 1985. Wilma became active in the Church and volunteered often. She loved the church but searched for the right denomination. She found it in the Seventh day Adventist Church. She was attending the Bradenton Church, and was introduced to Albert by his brother Clarence, the pastor. Wilma and Albert married in 1995.

Wilma and Albert had many good times in the company of Albert's son Joe, his wife Cindy, and their daughter Chelsea.

Wilma and Albert traveled the Eastern United States many times visiting friends and family. Pennsylvania was often their destination as her brother, Eli, lived in Middletown, PA. Remembering her heritage, she would sometimes spout words and phrases in Pennsylvania Dutch.

She liked to tell the story of the house her parents bought when she was a girl. The house was ordered from a catalog, and shipped in pieces to them for assembly.

Wilma enjoyed sewing, camping and water skiing. When she visited son Chuck in Pensacola she would usually ask about waterskiing, which she did, even as she approached her sixtieth birthday.

Wilma and Albert moved to Westminster Manor (an assisted living facility) in Bradenton in June of 2014. There they met many wonderful people, and made many friends.

Wilma is survived by: husband Albert, daughter Rosemary (Severino), son Chuck Yetter, grandchildren: Shannon and Susan, Diana and Darren, great grandchildren: Morgan, Jadyen, Zane, and Dylan. She is also survived by step children: Sandy Mullen, Jim Lee, Joe Lee, Barbara Lee, Nancy Spaleta, Ray Lee and Joe Pillsbury.

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Tribute from Michelle:

Wilma walked in the Spirit, lived in the light, a good and faithful servant of God. Even in her challenges of life, she responded to the needs of others. Had the skills of a leader and a gift to work with numbers. She lived in the fruit of the spirit of love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, self- control and meekness.