Rose Silvana Herd

She was born Feb. 10, 1932 in Everett WA, to the parents of, Elliot Martin Hall and Engaborg Helle Hall. She was the youngest of five children and growing during the recovery time of the great depression of 1929. When she was eight WWII started, but for her family, everything was rationed, all commodities, food, and gas, with parents working long hours for the war efforts. She graduated high school in 1950. Was married to William Herd June 6, 1953 at the age of 21. William, going by the name of Bill, had returned from fighting in the navy during WWII, attended trade school for engineering and drafting, was employed designing wood cutting equipment, chain saws, and other cutting equipment. Bill our father, had just been divorced having two children, so already began their married life with her hands full. We lived in Everett a short time, moved to Aberdeen, WA. because of dads work, then came moms children. The oldest born in 1955, then every two years, they gave birth to another, totaling seven of her own kids, all together raising nine children.

We moved frequently, from Aberdeen, to Vancouver, to Maple Valley, then to east gate, then Vancouver again, then to Bellevue. We moved following our fathers job opportunities, each new job building upon what he gained through designing and building more complicated machinery. Mom was always busy, taking care of this growing, large family, cooking, cleaning, school work, laundry, and as we grew, we had our assignments of cleaning, dishes, and yard work. Helping dad and mom with projects, helping moving, racking leafs, cutting grass, painting, going with dad to our lots to trim trees, we had our school work and also family projects. We got out of line sometimes, that was when mom said, ‘wait till your father comes home.’ There was discipline. Also us kids just were getting started in school but every few years pulled up our roots to move to another city, another school, and another house. We grew up with each other more than having school friends, or neighbors.

One by one we left home, but stayed in contact with the parents. They retired at my dad’s age was 62. In retirement mom and dad traveled, to Alaska, into Canada, they loved camping outdoors, hiking, and meeting many people along the way. In traveling they found maybe this would be a nice place to live. They began fixing a house, selling it and buying another house, fixing it and so on. They moved five times, every few years. Until our fathers life was becoming more difficult. He passed May 18th, 2008. Our mom managed things from that time by herself. Dad was managing their money, now mom had to do this too. She managed and sometimes got help from her children. She moved again back to Marysville, where her neighbors help her with house hold issues. As she aged, her health was very good still. She had an active, health life despite some sore joints, and always wanting to see her kids. How are they doing, how many kids do they have, how is their lives going. Her mind was always clear, focused, and engaged. Her health failed her very sudden, but was active, even shopping the day before her passing with her sisters daughter.

A funeral service for Rose will be held Friday, November 1, 2024 at 11:00 AM at Schaefer-Shipman Funeral Home, 804 State Ave, Marysville, Washington. Following the funeral service will be a graveside service at 2:00 PM at Marysville Cemetery, 8801 State Ave, Marysville, Washington.