Fern A. Schoppert

text-align: justify passed away on June 28, 2010 at the age of 91. text-align: justify A member of the pioneering Yost family of Edmonds, she was born on Feb. 3, 1919. Her parents were George and Carrie (Yost) Astell and grandparents Allen M. and Amanda C. Yost. p text-align: justify She graduated from Edmonds High School and married Robert Keith Schoppert, now deceased, on Dec. 19, 1944. For over half of her life she lived in Edmonds and was active in Music Art. She enjoyed researching the genealogy of the Yost family. She attended the First Church of Christ Scientist. p text-align: justify Due to her husbands transfers she moved to Spokane, Washington in 1961 and then on to Portland, Oregon in 1976. In Spokane she was a member of the Mirabeau Garden Club and volunteered at the Spokane Theatre. She was honored in Portland for helping establish investment clubs. She and her husband moved to Kalama, Washington in 1992. Fern spent her last seven years at Woodlands Estates Retirement Center in Chehalis. She will be remembered for her lively participation in Bingo and Sit and Fit. p text-align: justify She is survived by her son, Thomas K. of Edmonds and daughters, Diane Swope (Allan) of Olympia, and Sally Little (William) of Mililani, Hawaii; her sister, Violet Wamsley of Edmonds; 5 grandchildren; 8 great grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; and companion, Addison Williams, Sr. Announcement: text-align: justify , Remembrances suggested to the Edmonds Museum or a charity of your choice. p