Rozanne was born July 19, 1948, to Shirley and Wayne Bolton in Olympia, Washington, and passed away at Olympia Transitional Care and Rehabilitation January 28, 2023, surrounded by family and loved ones after a long and courageous battle with cancer.
Rozanne in her early years lived with her family on Edison Street and then on Cooper Point at Athens Beach. She attended Washington and Garfield Grade Schools, Jefferson Jr. High School, and finally Olympia High School where she graduated with the Class of 1966. As a Senior Rozanne jokingly said that upon graduation, she wanted to become a Sheep Herder in Australia but instead met her Husband of 57 years, Ken Nurmi.
Rozanne and Ken had two sons Bradley (Brad) and Brian. While raising her two sons and beyond she worked at the Washington State Department of Employment Security and Brewington/Hanson Motors. Rozanne retired from Hanson in 2015 after 45 years of service with most of her time there as Office Manager.
Rozanne was a highly motivated and determined woman who was able to successfully balance her career, family, community, many friends with great style, grace, and charm. She will always be remembered as someone who was sincere, pleasant, and a delight to talk with.
Rozanne lived all her life in Olympia while greatly enjoying travel throughout the United States, Mexico, and Canada. She especially enjoyed her times with Ken at the Beach and their Packwood cabin, her backyard swimming pool and skiing with her best friend Judy Jeffers.
Rozanne was preceded in death by her parents, Grandparents Thurston County Sheriff Frank Tamblyn and his wife Hylda, Basil and Minnie Bolton. She is survived by her Husband Ken, sons Brad and his Wife Michelle and Daughters Jessica and Samantha and Brian and his Wife Kathleen “Kat” and their daughters Nicole, (Husband Sam Zvirzdys), and Lindsey, Brother Dennis Bolton and his son Todd and his family in Alaska, and Sister Pam Dittloff and her Husband Larry along with Pam’s Daughter Donica Swenson.
Family and friends were very important to Rozanne, and she will be greatly missed and always remembered with love from all.
Internment will be private after a Celebration of Life.
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