Edna May Hanson Moodie

Edna Fox Hanson Moodie was born February 14, 1928 in Galahad, Alberta, Canada. She was the fifth of eleven children born to PC Fox (born on Orcas Island, WA) and Ida May Pulman of London, England. She passed away peacefully on June 5, 2014.Edna had many happy memories of growing up on the farm with her family. In 1946 she moved to Red Deer, Alberta to live with her eldest sister, Hazel and her husband, Bill. She soon met her own love, William (Bill) Hanson. They married in 1949 and had 54 great years together before Bill died of cancer in 2003. Coming from a close knit family, Edna had a strong sense of family and responsibility. In 1952, they took in Bills 5 year old motherless nephew, John. He lived with them and their own baby daughter, Karen until 1956 when Johns father remarried and transferred to France in the military. 1956 was a big year for the young couple. They had their second child, Ron in April and moved to Seattle in July. Bill was a printer and there were few jobs in Calgary. They decided to move to Seattle when he obtained work with the Seattle Times. It was an especially big move for Edna it was hard to be away from her parents and was especially close with her sisters.They soon moved to Edmonds. Edna was resilient and made the adjustment with good grace as long as she had at least one trip home every year. She had two subsequent pregnancies and the house went up for sale both times but the sign came down after each healthy baby girl (Mary Joan and Elizabeth) was born. Continuing her lifelong commitment to family, Edna invited Bills mother, Mary Agnes, to live with the Hanson household in 1968 when she was widowed. She lived with the family for half of each year until she passed away in 1976. Edna and Mary Agnes were very close and an enormous support to each other, especially through their shared faith.During that time, Edna decided she wanted to experience work outside the home. She began working as a waitress at Goodies in Mountlake Terrace and soon moved on the Edmonds Yacht Club. She loved the social aspects of her work and enjoyed the extras her income brought to the family. (Bill wasnt so thrilled but was firmly overridden.) She made many treasured friends with whom she stayed in touch for the rest of her life. One of her great joys was when Ron went to work as a dishwasher and they were able to share the fun. Edna always supported and encouraged Bills career growth. He rose from a typesetter to union representative to President of the Typographical Union. In 1976 Governor Dixie Lee Ray appointed Bill to the cabinet position of State Printer. Bill and Edna and their two younger children moved to Olympia for the next six years. Visiting Calgary in 1979, Edna was in a terrible car crash that killed her mother and shattered most of Ednas right side. She spent months, then years, recuperating. As she always did, she applied her faith and determination to her recovery. One of her doctors told her she would never be able to bend her right arm enough to put on her earrings. But, of course, she did. When Bill retired in 1988, he and Edna began twelve years of summers in Edmonds and winters in Venture Out in Mesa Arizona. They danced several times a week and shared many a happy hour with friends and family who were also at Venture Out. She enjoyed modeling for the local petite shop and was involved with many other activities that supported local charities. Edna created some wonde ceramic pieces and was very involved in quilting in both Edmonds and Mesa. Her quilts found their way into the homes of many friends and family members.Edna was quite ill after Bill passed away in 2003 and she found life very difficult without him. But, again with the resiliency, and much to her surprise, a few years later another love came into her life and she married John Moodie in 2007. They met at the Sera Club and were very involved with Holy Rosary Parish. They were lucky enough to have five happy years before John died in 2012. Her health slowly failing, Edna spent the next year at Edmonds Landing then moved to Olympia to be near Elizabeths family and Mary Joan. Mary Joan was often with her and on most days, one of the Hopkins family made a point to say the Rosary with her. The Rosary was very important to her and her faith was central to her life and happiness. She loved the Lord and had a special affinity for the Blessed Mother. She slipped away very peacefully on June 5, 2014 at Mother Joseph Care Center in Lacey, Washington. She is survived by her four children; Karen Neville (Tim); Ron Hanson (Susan); Mary Joan Hanson and Elizabeth Hopkins (Tim); grandchildren; Bree Vant Leven, Jonathan Hanson; Jason Hanson Cady Hopkinsand Danny Hopkins; sisters: Mary Adams, Jean Vernon, Doreen McKay (Marv) , and Eileen Befus (Terry); her brothers Edward Fox (Verona) and Leonard Fox (Janet) and sisters-in-law, Iris Fox and Delilah Fox. She had a good life, loved to laugh and always found a way to keep moving toward faith, love and happiness. Donations in Ednas memory can be made to your favorite charity or to Mother Josephs Care Center Foundation, Providence St Peter Foundation, 413 Lilly Road NE, Olympia, WA 98506(360) 493-7981href=http://washington.providence.org/donate/st-peter-foundation/donate/ http://washington.providence.org/donate/st-peter-foundation/donate/ Announcement: Donations in Ednas memory can be made to your favorite charity or to Mother Josephs Care Center Foundation, Providence St Peter Foundation, 413 Lilly Road NE, Olympia, WA 98506(360) 493-7981 href=http://washington.providence.org/donate/st-peter-foundation/donate/ http://washington.providence.org/donate/st-peter-foundation/donate/