SUSAN EMMA WOLFE
June 30, 1916 - January 17, 2011
Susan (Sue) Wolfe of Hoquiam left this earth on January 17, 2001 to join her daddy and momma, her six siblings, and many other family members and friends who got to heaven before her.
Sue was born Susan Emma Hazel on June 30, 1916 in Springfield, Colorado, but spent her childhood with her parents and siblings on the Hazel family farm in Wheaton, Missouri. After graduation from Wheaton High School in 1933, she worked for a time at the Wheaton Post Office before moving to Hoquiam, Washington in 1943, where her husband worked in the lumber mills.
During her younger years in Wheaton, Sue sang in two different quartets with her sisters and some friends - the Rainbow Girls and the Melody Girls - performing at church, weddings, funerals, and conventions and she loved to tell about some of the funny things that happened to them along the way. The Melody Girls were once invited guests of a group called "The Gospel Singers" to sing over radio station KWTO (Keep Watching The Ozarks) in Springfield, MO. Sue sang - and played the guitar, harmonica and piano - all without reading a note of music.
Sue loved many things - people, animals, birds, hard work, the outdoors, flowers, digging in the dirt - but first and foremost she loved her family, even those she didn't hear from or see often. She always felt fortunate that at least some of her family lived close enough that she could see them regularly. Her youngest great-great-grandchild, Noah Stotler was the true joy of her life for the past 17 months.
Sue took great pride in the fact that she was a Rosie the Riveter during WWII, working on B-29 sections being built at the Boeing plant in Hoquiam. When she terminated her employment as a B Riveter in June of 1945, she was earning $1.19-1/2 per hour. Sue was known as a fiercely independent, hard working individual who supplemented the family's income by peeling and selling cascara bark (on one occasion packing 100 pounds of bark on an old wood frame pack out of the woods), digging clams commercially (digging 100 pounds of clams on a really good tide on at least one occasion), and picking and selling blackberries (for an astronomical price of 3.5 cents a pound). She also worked as a retail clerk for 23 years until her retirement in 1978. Sue took great pride that as a single woman for the past 50 years, she had purchased two homes (which she remodeled largely by herself) and four new automobiles, all while earning less than $7 an hour.
Sue didn't much like to cook, but she absolutely loved to work outside and her houses and yards were always well-kept and neatly manicured. She was in her 70's when someone caught her up on her roof fixing a leak. Over the years, she hand mixed enough concrete to construct three large concrete fish ponds, numerous concrete "critters" (which were in every corner of her yard), and enough concrete stepping stones to make a path to heaven. She always liked to walk and, after she retired, she walked four to five miles a day at least six days a week - rain or shine.
Sue had many other accomplishments, including winning numerous blue and special ribbons from the county fair for her beautiful hand-stitched quilts and crochet afghans and doilies. Many remember her as a "collector of collections" and people loved to look at all of the beautiful things arranged neatly in display cabinets around her home.
One thing not many people knew about Sue is that she loved to write poetry. She wrote poems about everything imaginable, including her children, her life, the seasons, birds, hard work, being lonely, growing old, her pets. One of her poems, "This Too Will Pass," goes like this:
When I am gone forever
Just remember what I say
Tho there will be some sorrow
This too will pass away.
Many things you will remember
I hope you know I did my best
Just remember how I loved you
And I really needed rest.
Tho I want to stay forever
It just wasn't meant to be
"This Too Will Pass" is my message
It is meant for you from me.
Sue was predeceased by her father and mother, the Rev. John William and Mrs. Emma Viola (Chenoweth) Hazel, brothers George, John and Toney, and sisters Crystal Agnes, Lena and Pearl. She is survived by a son, John M. Wolfe of Raymond, and her daughter, Bev Miller of Hoquiam, grandchildren Cathy Elting, of Bellingham, Mike Mousel of Tacoma, Paul Wolfe (Jody) of Puyallup, Tanya (Vic) Johnson of Hoquiam, and Tammy (Brian) Otto of Olympia, plus numerous great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Sue is also survived by her "udder kid," Sandy Wagner of Hoquiam, and by her "adopted sister," Marlene Fowler of Hoquiam.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the American Cancer Society, Harbors Home Health, or another not-for-profit organization.
Siblings: Crystal Agnes Hazel Eubanks FAG#58093115
June 30, 1916 - January 17, 2011
Susan (Sue) Wolfe of Hoquiam left this earth on January 17, 2001 to join her daddy and momma, her six siblings, and many other family members and friends who got to heaven before her.
Sue was born Susan Emma Hazel on June 30, 1916 in Springfield, Colorado, but spent her childhood with her parents and siblings on the Hazel family farm in Wheaton, Missouri. After graduation from Wheaton High School in 1933, she worked for a time at the Wheaton Post Office before moving to Hoquiam, Washington in 1943, where her husband worked in the lumber mills.
During her younger years in Wheaton, Sue sang in two different quartets with her sisters and some friends - the Rainbow Girls and the Melody Girls - performing at church, weddings, funerals, and conventions and she loved to tell about some of the funny things that happened to them along the way. The Melody Girls were once invited guests of a group called "The Gospel Singers" to sing over radio station KWTO (Keep Watching The Ozarks) in Springfield, MO. Sue sang - and played the guitar, harmonica and piano - all without reading a note of music.
Sue loved many things - people, animals, birds, hard work, the outdoors, flowers, digging in the dirt - but first and foremost she loved her family, even those she didn't hear from or see often. She always felt fortunate that at least some of her family lived close enough that she could see them regularly. Her youngest great-great-grandchild, Noah Stotler was the true joy of her life for the past 17 months.
Sue took great pride in the fact that she was a Rosie the Riveter during WWII, working on B-29 sections being built at the Boeing plant in Hoquiam. When she terminated her employment as a B Riveter in June of 1945, she was earning $1.19-1/2 per hour. Sue was known as a fiercely independent, hard working individual who supplemented the family's income by peeling and selling cascara bark (on one occasion packing 100 pounds of bark on an old wood frame pack out of the woods), digging clams commercially (digging 100 pounds of clams on a really good tide on at least one occasion), and picking and selling blackberries (for an astronomical price of 3.5 cents a pound). She also worked as a retail clerk for 23 years until her retirement in 1978. Sue took great pride that as a single woman for the past 50 years, she had purchased two homes (which she remodeled largely by herself) and four new automobiles, all while earning less than $7 an hour.
Sue didn't much like to cook, but she absolutely loved to work outside and her houses and yards were always well-kept and neatly manicured. She was in her 70's when someone caught her up on her roof fixing a leak. Over the years, she hand mixed enough concrete to construct three large concrete fish ponds, numerous concrete "critters" (which were in every corner of her yard), and enough concrete stepping stones to make a path to heaven. She always liked to walk and, after she retired, she walked four to five miles a day at least six days a week - rain or shine.
Sue had many other accomplishments, including winning numerous blue and special ribbons from the county fair for her beautiful hand-stitched quilts and crochet afghans and doilies. Many remember her as a "collector of collections" and people loved to look at all of the beautiful things arranged neatly in display cabinets around her home.
One thing not many people knew about Sue is that she loved to write poetry. She wrote poems about everything imaginable, including her children, her life, the seasons, birds, hard work, being lonely, growing old, her pets. One of her poems, "This Too Will Pass," goes like this:
When I am gone forever
Just remember what I say
Tho there will be some sorrow
This too will pass away.
Many things you will remember
I hope you know I did my best
Just remember how I loved you
And I really needed rest.
Tho I want to stay forever
It just wasn't meant to be
"This Too Will Pass" is my message
It is meant for you from me.
Sue was predeceased by her father and mother, the Rev. John William and Mrs. Emma Viola (Chenoweth) Hazel, brothers George, John and Toney, and sisters Crystal Agnes, Lena and Pearl. She is survived by a son, John M. Wolfe of Raymond, and her daughter, Bev Miller of Hoquiam, grandchildren Cathy Elting, of Bellingham, Mike Mousel of Tacoma, Paul Wolfe (Jody) of Puyallup, Tanya (Vic) Johnson of Hoquiam, and Tammy (Brian) Otto of Olympia, plus numerous great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Sue is also survived by her "udder kid," Sandy Wagner of Hoquiam, and by her "adopted sister," Marlene Fowler of Hoquiam.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the American Cancer Society, Harbors Home Health, or another not-for-profit organization.
Siblings: Crystal Agnes Hazel Eubanks FAG#58093115
SUSAN EMMA WOLFE
June 30, 1916 - January 17, 2011
Susan (Sue) Wolfe of Hoquiam left this earth on January 17, 2001 to join her daddy and momma, her six siblings, and many other family members and friends who got to heaven before her.
Sue was born Susan Emma Hazel on June 30, 1916 in Springfield, Colorado, but spent her childhood with her parents and siblings on the Hazel family farm in Wheaton, Missouri. After graduation from Wheaton High School in 1933, she worked for a time at the Wheaton Post Office before moving to Hoquiam, Washington in 1943, where her husband worked in the lumber mills.
During her younger years in Wheaton, Sue sang in two different quartets with her sisters and some friends - the Rainbow Girls and the Melody Girls - performing at church, weddings, funerals, and conventions and she loved to tell about some of the funny things that happened to them along the way. The Melody Girls were once invited guests of a group called "The Gospel Singers" to sing over radio station KWTO (Keep Watching The Ozarks) in Springfield, MO. Sue sang - and played the guitar, harmonica and piano - all without reading a note of music.
Sue loved many things - people, animals, birds, hard work, the outdoors, flowers, digging in the dirt - but first and foremost she loved her family, even those she didn't hear from or see often. She always felt fortunate that at least some of her family lived close enough that she could see them regularly. Her youngest great-great-grandchild, Noah Stotler was the true joy of her life for the past 17 months.
Sue took great pride in the fact that she was a Rosie the Riveter during WWII, working on B-29 sections being built at the Boeing plant in Hoquiam. When she terminated her employment as a B Riveter in June of 1945, she was earning $1.19-1/2 per hour. Sue was known as a fiercely independent, hard working individual who supplemented the family's income by peeling and selling cascara bark (on one occasion packing 100 pounds of bark on an old wood frame pack out of the woods), digging clams commercially (digging 100 pounds of clams on a really good tide on at least one occasion), and picking and selling blackberries (for an astronomical price of 3.5 cents a pound). She also worked as a retail clerk for 23 years until her retirement in 1978. Sue took great pride that as a single woman for the past 50 years, she had purchased two homes (which she remodeled largely by herself) and four new automobiles, all while earning less than $7 an hour.
Sue didn't much like to cook, but she absolutely loved to work outside and her houses and yards were always well-kept and neatly manicured. She was in her 70's when someone caught her up on her roof fixing a leak. Over the years, she hand mixed enough concrete to construct three large concrete fish ponds, numerous concrete "critters" (which were in every corner of her yard), and enough concrete stepping stones to make a path to heaven. She always liked to walk and, after she retired, she walked four to five miles a day at least six days a week - rain or shine.
Sue had many other accomplishments, including winning numerous blue and special ribbons from the county fair for her beautiful hand-stitched quilts and crochet afghans and doilies. Many remember her as a "collector of collections" and people loved to look at all of the beautiful things arranged neatly in display cabinets around her home.
One thing not many people knew about Sue is that she loved to write poetry. She wrote poems about everything imaginable, including her children, her life, the seasons, birds, hard work, being lonely, growing old, her pets. One of her poems, "This Too Will Pass," goes like this:
When I am gone forever
Just remember what I say
Tho there will be some sorrow
This too will pass away.
Many things you will remember
I hope you know I did my best
Just remember how I loved you
And I really needed rest.
Tho I want to stay forever
It just wasn't meant to be
"This Too Will Pass" is my message
It is meant for you from me.
Sue was predeceased by her father and mother, the Rev. John William and Mrs. Emma Viola (Chenoweth) Hazel, brothers George, John and Toney, and sisters Crystal Agnes, Lena and Pearl. She is survived by a son, John M. Wolfe of Raymond, and her daughter, Bev Miller of Hoquiam, grandchildren Cathy Elting, of Bellingham, Mike Mousel of Tacoma, Paul Wolfe (Jody) of Puyallup, Tanya (Vic) Johnson of Hoquiam, and Tammy (Brian) Otto of Olympia, plus numerous great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Sue is also survived by her "udder kid," Sandy Wagner of Hoquiam, and by her "adopted sister," Marlene Fowler of Hoquiam.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the American Cancer Society, Harbors Home Health, or another not-for-profit organization.
Siblings: Crystal Agnes Hazel Eubanks FAG#58093115
June 30, 1916 - January 17, 2011
Susan (Sue) Wolfe of Hoquiam left this earth on January 17, 2001 to join her daddy and momma, her six siblings, and many other family members and friends who got to heaven before her.
Sue was born Susan Emma Hazel on June 30, 1916 in Springfield, Colorado, but spent her childhood with her parents and siblings on the Hazel family farm in Wheaton, Missouri. After graduation from Wheaton High School in 1933, she worked for a time at the Wheaton Post Office before moving to Hoquiam, Washington in 1943, where her husband worked in the lumber mills.
During her younger years in Wheaton, Sue sang in two different quartets with her sisters and some friends - the Rainbow Girls and the Melody Girls - performing at church, weddings, funerals, and conventions and she loved to tell about some of the funny things that happened to them along the way. The Melody Girls were once invited guests of a group called "The Gospel Singers" to sing over radio station KWTO (Keep Watching The Ozarks) in Springfield, MO. Sue sang - and played the guitar, harmonica and piano - all without reading a note of music.
Sue loved many things - people, animals, birds, hard work, the outdoors, flowers, digging in the dirt - but first and foremost she loved her family, even those she didn't hear from or see often. She always felt fortunate that at least some of her family lived close enough that she could see them regularly. Her youngest great-great-grandchild, Noah Stotler was the true joy of her life for the past 17 months.
Sue took great pride in the fact that she was a Rosie the Riveter during WWII, working on B-29 sections being built at the Boeing plant in Hoquiam. When she terminated her employment as a B Riveter in June of 1945, she was earning $1.19-1/2 per hour. Sue was known as a fiercely independent, hard working individual who supplemented the family's income by peeling and selling cascara bark (on one occasion packing 100 pounds of bark on an old wood frame pack out of the woods), digging clams commercially (digging 100 pounds of clams on a really good tide on at least one occasion), and picking and selling blackberries (for an astronomical price of 3.5 cents a pound). She also worked as a retail clerk for 23 years until her retirement in 1978. Sue took great pride that as a single woman for the past 50 years, she had purchased two homes (which she remodeled largely by herself) and four new automobiles, all while earning less than $7 an hour.
Sue didn't much like to cook, but she absolutely loved to work outside and her houses and yards were always well-kept and neatly manicured. She was in her 70's when someone caught her up on her roof fixing a leak. Over the years, she hand mixed enough concrete to construct three large concrete fish ponds, numerous concrete "critters" (which were in every corner of her yard), and enough concrete stepping stones to make a path to heaven. She always liked to walk and, after she retired, she walked four to five miles a day at least six days a week - rain or shine.
Sue had many other accomplishments, including winning numerous blue and special ribbons from the county fair for her beautiful hand-stitched quilts and crochet afghans and doilies. Many remember her as a "collector of collections" and people loved to look at all of the beautiful things arranged neatly in display cabinets around her home.
One thing not many people knew about Sue is that she loved to write poetry. She wrote poems about everything imaginable, including her children, her life, the seasons, birds, hard work, being lonely, growing old, her pets. One of her poems, "This Too Will Pass," goes like this:
When I am gone forever
Just remember what I say
Tho there will be some sorrow
This too will pass away.
Many things you will remember
I hope you know I did my best
Just remember how I loved you
And I really needed rest.
Tho I want to stay forever
It just wasn't meant to be
"This Too Will Pass" is my message
It is meant for you from me.
Sue was predeceased by her father and mother, the Rev. John William and Mrs. Emma Viola (Chenoweth) Hazel, brothers George, John and Toney, and sisters Crystal Agnes, Lena and Pearl. She is survived by a son, John M. Wolfe of Raymond, and her daughter, Bev Miller of Hoquiam, grandchildren Cathy Elting, of Bellingham, Mike Mousel of Tacoma, Paul Wolfe (Jody) of Puyallup, Tanya (Vic) Johnson of Hoquiam, and Tammy (Brian) Otto of Olympia, plus numerous great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Sue is also survived by her "udder kid," Sandy Wagner of Hoquiam, and by her "adopted sister," Marlene Fowler of Hoquiam.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the American Cancer Society, Harbors Home Health, or another not-for-profit organization.
Siblings: Crystal Agnes Hazel Eubanks FAG#58093115
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