she is reunited with her husband Herb and there is no doubt she has a lot to tell him! She has
now, for the first time, seen her two sons Joey & Sammy completely healed - without the
disabilities that took their young lives. She was always a bit mischievous, always had a great
story to tell and could talk her way out of a traffic ticket like no one else! Most importantly, she
can now see Jesus face to face. She loved the Lord with every fiber of her being and she wasn't
afraid to tell you the minute you walked in the door! She devoted her life to Christ as a teenager,
served him as a pastor's wife planting Baptist churches throughout the Northwest, and after her
husband died, became a missionary to Hawaii.
Born in Seattle in 1920, she lived all around the NW throughout her childhood. Married at 19,
she moved with her husband to New York, Washington DC and finally, Pasco, WA while Herb
served in the Navy and they had 5 children. In the 1950’s, feeling called to full time ministry,
Herb and Hope attended Baptist Bible Seminary in Endicott New York, together! They returned
to the NW and ministered in churches in Tacoma, Bremerton, Walla Walla and Pierce, ID until
his passing in 1987.
She lived by the motto, “Don’t just stand there, do something,” so even a taxi ride was an
opportunity to “do something” for the Lord and she struck up countless conversations with
strangers often leading to new friendships. Adventurous Hope was happiest serving the Lord in
foreign lands. She was a missionary in Hawaii, travelled extensively and worked from her
apartment to support her beloved missionaries abroad, connecting them with US churches. She
is remembered for hosting nutbread and applesauce brunches to raise money to support
mission work or having mailer stuffing parties to “get the word out.” Through these endeavors,
she helped fund several projects, most prominently, a school in Paraguay that proudly bears her
name, Hope Christian School. She served the Lord faithfully, up until her final days, leading
Bible study at her nursing home. She was in awe of all the Lord accomplished through her
service to Him and is rejoicing with her Savior in Heaven!
She is survived by her sister, Alice G Pokorny of Happy Valley, OR her daughter, Gretchen
Stucky of Binghamton, NY, her sons John Talen of Odessa, WA and Tim Talen of Springfield,
OR; 12 grandchildren: Debbie, John, Marc, Andy, Elizabeth, Esther, James, Mary, Martha,
Sarah, Meredith and Ariel; 33 great-grandchildren and even 13 great-great-grandchildren! Her
legacy lives on in her family and the lives touched through her tireless work for the Lord.
Please, send remembrances to:
Hope Christian School/Juan Carlos Escobar
Central Missionary Clearinghouse
P.O. Box 219228
Houston TX 77218
A memorial service will be held in her honor
Saturday, March 24th at 11am
Tabernacle Baptist Church
Shoreline, WA
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