Jewel Cathleen (Ellis) Walz, 80, returned to her Heavenly home on June 6th, 2021 @ approx. 8:20 p.m. at Highline Medical Center in Burien, WA. She had been residing at Wesley Des Moines Health Care Center for the past 2 years. Her permanent address was in Tukwila, WA where the family home had been for 50+ years.
She was born on May 26, 1941 in Loma Linda, CA to parents, Jesse Edward Ellis and Betty Muriel (Kuhnell) Ellis. She had 2 younger siblings, a sister, Shirley Jean and a brother James Edward, who are both deceased.
She is survived by her children, Robert Edward Walz, Pamela C. M. (Walz) Quartero and David Blair Walz with 8 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. Her other son, Jesse Donald Walz is deceased.
She stayed at home to care for her children while they were young and then worked as a Lab Technician for Group Health until she retired.
She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints where she served in many roles, her favorite being a Cub Scout Den Leader in the Boy Scouts of America. She moved up when the boys got older and further into scouting. She was instrumental in having each of her sons achieve the highest rank as Eagle Scouts. She, herself, achieved the Woodbadge Award, which was the highest Leadership award in the Scouting program.
She was proud of her Native American heritage as being part Cherokee. She had a love for horses. She had a great love for her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She was loved by many and will be greatly missed.
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