Surrounded by her family, Ulista passed quietly in a sea of love with her husband, Dr. Dean K. Brooks, holding her hand. Her last words were, "I love you".
She was born in Topeka, Kansas, to Paul and Inez Moser. Ulista attended Topeka High School and studied nursing at the University of Kansas. She met Dean and they married March 8, 1941. After WWII, Dean was assigned to the naval hospital in Medford, Oregon.
Ulista so loved the Northwest, it was to become the Brooks home for the next 60 years. They spent 34 of those years on the grounds of the Oregon State Hospital in Salem.
They raised three daughters and eventually retired to Everett. In 1999, after an illness, Ulista came back to Salem to Willson House where she received loving care until her death. One of her caregivers said to Ulista that she had a wonderful and loving family. Ulista's reply was, "I know#. I made them that way."
Ulista was an accomplished pianist and a long time supporter of all the performing arts. She had an affinity for indigenous peoples and their arts. A frequent traveler, she spent time in Samoa where she studied the art of tapa making and design. Later she co-authored a book on tapa.
Her last declaration to her daughter Dennie was "I want to dance!"
A multitude of souls were touched by Ulista. A voracious reader and knowledgeable in so many areas, her counsel was often sought and freely given. She was frequently called on for training by diverse groups, from youth groups in her home to sex education at a Catholic Seminary, to living and working with the Inuit's above the Arctic Circle for the Episcopal Church.
Ulista was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Paul. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Dean K. Brooks; her daughters, Dennie Brooks, India Civey, and her husband, Jim, and Ulista J. Brooks, and husband, Joe Hoover. Her sister, Mary Wasson lives in Lawrence, Kansas. She leaves her grandchildren, Sean Brooks, of Salem, Oregon, Sara Civey, of Portland, Oregon, Ian and Stephanie Civey, of Vancouver, Washington, Deni Hoover, of Salem, and Ulista Hoover, of Seattle, Washington.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, August 10, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Salem. Services will start at 11 a.m. with a luncheon and celebration of life following. All who wish to dance with Ulista are welcome.
In lieu of flowers, please contribute to one of the following: Planned Parenthood of Western Washington, c/o Lou Arndt, 2001 E. Madison, Seattle, WA 98122, or Northwest Human Services, attn: HOAP (Homeless Mentally Ill), 681 Center Street N.E., Salem, OR 97301.
Published in The Herald (Everett) on 8/6/2006.
Heather Jean Forsberg
She was born in Topeka, Kansas, to Paul and Inez Moser. Ulista attended Topeka High School and studied nursing at the University of Kansas. She met Dean and they married March 8, 1941. After WWII, Dean was assigned to the naval hospital in Medford, Oregon.
Ulista so loved the Northwest, it was to become the Brooks home for the next 60 years. They spent 34 of those years on the grounds of the Oregon State Hospital in Salem.
They raised three daughters and eventually retired to Everett. In 1999, after an illness, Ulista came back to Salem to Willson House where she received loving care until her death. One of her caregivers said to Ulista that she had a wonderful and loving family. Ulista's reply was, "I know#. I made them that way."
Ulista was an accomplished pianist and a long time supporter of all the performing arts. She had an affinity for indigenous peoples and their arts. A frequent traveler, she spent time in Samoa where she studied the art of tapa making and design. Later she co-authored a book on tapa.
Her last declaration to her daughter Dennie was "I want to dance!"
A multitude of souls were touched by Ulista. A voracious reader and knowledgeable in so many areas, her counsel was often sought and freely given. She was frequently called on for training by diverse groups, from youth groups in her home to sex education at a Catholic Seminary, to living and working with the Inuit's above the Arctic Circle for the Episcopal Church.
Ulista was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Paul. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Dean K. Brooks; her daughters, Dennie Brooks, India Civey, and her husband, Jim, and Ulista J. Brooks, and husband, Joe Hoover. Her sister, Mary Wasson lives in Lawrence, Kansas. She leaves her grandchildren, Sean Brooks, of Salem, Oregon, Sara Civey, of Portland, Oregon, Ian and Stephanie Civey, of Vancouver, Washington, Deni Hoover, of Salem, and Ulista Hoover, of Seattle, Washington.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, August 10, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Salem. Services will start at 11 a.m. with a luncheon and celebration of life following. All who wish to dance with Ulista are welcome.
In lieu of flowers, please contribute to one of the following: Planned Parenthood of Western Washington, c/o Lou Arndt, 2001 E. Madison, Seattle, WA 98122, or Northwest Human Services, attn: HOAP (Homeless Mentally Ill), 681 Center Street N.E., Salem, OR 97301.
Published in The Herald (Everett) on 8/6/2006.
Heather Jean Forsberg
Surrounded by her family, Ulista passed quietly in a sea of love with her husband, Dr. Dean K. Brooks, holding her hand. Her last words were, "I love you".
She was born in Topeka, Kansas, to Paul and Inez Moser. Ulista attended Topeka High School and studied nursing at the University of Kansas. She met Dean and they married March 8, 1941. After WWII, Dean was assigned to the naval hospital in Medford, Oregon.
Ulista so loved the Northwest, it was to become the Brooks home for the next 60 years. They spent 34 of those years on the grounds of the Oregon State Hospital in Salem.
They raised three daughters and eventually retired to Everett. In 1999, after an illness, Ulista came back to Salem to Willson House where she received loving care until her death. One of her caregivers said to Ulista that she had a wonderful and loving family. Ulista's reply was, "I know#. I made them that way."
Ulista was an accomplished pianist and a long time supporter of all the performing arts. She had an affinity for indigenous peoples and their arts. A frequent traveler, she spent time in Samoa where she studied the art of tapa making and design. Later she co-authored a book on tapa.
Her last declaration to her daughter Dennie was "I want to dance!"
A multitude of souls were touched by Ulista. A voracious reader and knowledgeable in so many areas, her counsel was often sought and freely given. She was frequently called on for training by diverse groups, from youth groups in her home to sex education at a Catholic Seminary, to living and working with the Inuit's above the Arctic Circle for the Episcopal Church.
Ulista was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Paul. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Dean K. Brooks; her daughters, Dennie Brooks, India Civey, and her husband, Jim, and Ulista J. Brooks, and husband, Joe Hoover. Her sister, Mary Wasson lives in Lawrence, Kansas. She leaves her grandchildren, Sean Brooks, of Salem, Oregon, Sara Civey, of Portland, Oregon, Ian and Stephanie Civey, of Vancouver, Washington, Deni Hoover, of Salem, and Ulista Hoover, of Seattle, Washington.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, August 10, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Salem. Services will start at 11 a.m. with a luncheon and celebration of life following. All who wish to dance with Ulista are welcome.
In lieu of flowers, please contribute to one of the following: Planned Parenthood of Western Washington, c/o Lou Arndt, 2001 E. Madison, Seattle, WA 98122, or Northwest Human Services, attn: HOAP (Homeless Mentally Ill), 681 Center Street N.E., Salem, OR 97301.
Published in The Herald (Everett) on 8/6/2006.
Heather Jean Forsberg
She was born in Topeka, Kansas, to Paul and Inez Moser. Ulista attended Topeka High School and studied nursing at the University of Kansas. She met Dean and they married March 8, 1941. After WWII, Dean was assigned to the naval hospital in Medford, Oregon.
Ulista so loved the Northwest, it was to become the Brooks home for the next 60 years. They spent 34 of those years on the grounds of the Oregon State Hospital in Salem.
They raised three daughters and eventually retired to Everett. In 1999, after an illness, Ulista came back to Salem to Willson House where she received loving care until her death. One of her caregivers said to Ulista that she had a wonderful and loving family. Ulista's reply was, "I know#. I made them that way."
Ulista was an accomplished pianist and a long time supporter of all the performing arts. She had an affinity for indigenous peoples and their arts. A frequent traveler, she spent time in Samoa where she studied the art of tapa making and design. Later she co-authored a book on tapa.
Her last declaration to her daughter Dennie was "I want to dance!"
A multitude of souls were touched by Ulista. A voracious reader and knowledgeable in so many areas, her counsel was often sought and freely given. She was frequently called on for training by diverse groups, from youth groups in her home to sex education at a Catholic Seminary, to living and working with the Inuit's above the Arctic Circle for the Episcopal Church.
Ulista was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Paul. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Dean K. Brooks; her daughters, Dennie Brooks, India Civey, and her husband, Jim, and Ulista J. Brooks, and husband, Joe Hoover. Her sister, Mary Wasson lives in Lawrence, Kansas. She leaves her grandchildren, Sean Brooks, of Salem, Oregon, Sara Civey, of Portland, Oregon, Ian and Stephanie Civey, of Vancouver, Washington, Deni Hoover, of Salem, and Ulista Hoover, of Seattle, Washington.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, August 10, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Salem. Services will start at 11 a.m. with a luncheon and celebration of life following. All who wish to dance with Ulista are welcome.
In lieu of flowers, please contribute to one of the following: Planned Parenthood of Western Washington, c/o Lou Arndt, 2001 E. Madison, Seattle, WA 98122, or Northwest Human Services, attn: HOAP (Homeless Mentally Ill), 681 Center Street N.E., Salem, OR 97301.
Published in The Herald (Everett) on 8/6/2006.
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