She was baptized at home July 25, 1926 and confirmed in the Lutheran Church August 3, 1941.
In September of 1944, she entered nurses training at Trinity Hospital, Minot, North Dakota and was in the graduating class of September 1947.
January 1948 she moved to Seattle, Washington where she worked at Harborview Hospital and Group Health.
In September 1953, she traveled with the Red Cross to Nebraska and Iowa during the Poliomyelitis epidemic.
She married Mac Towner October 1958 and later divorced in 1988.
She retired in 1991 after 16 years with the Seattle King County Health Department and continued to fill in for many years after that.
She was an active member of Messiah Lutheran Church since 1969 taking part in circles, Actioneers, quilting, teaching Sunday school and bible school. She was one of the Monday morning counters for many years.
Since retirement, she has enjoyed family, grandchildren and traveling especially cruises and a trip to Norway. She also loved a good card game and reading.
She is survived by her two daughters, Jackie (Barry) Boman and Janice (John) Harlor and her four grandchildren, Jeff, Nicole, Scott and Luke, her sister, Lorraine Hatfield and many nieces and nephews and friends.
She was preceded in death by he parents, Sisters Mildred Carroll, Helen Guderjohn, Margaret Karr and Brothers Ted and Doug Boe.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, August 18th at 10:00 am at Messiah Lutheran Church, Auburn, WA.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Messiah Lutheran Church or Kaiser Permanente Hospice, 2701 NW Vaughn St. Suite 140, Portland, OR 97210
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