Carol B Healy

Carol B. Healy of Shoreline, WA was born March 2, 1919 in Orland, CA to Granville and Carol Beedle. She passed away at her home on August 10, 2010 at the age of 91. She was the second of six siblings and spent her childhood in Hollywood, Glendale, and Mill Valley, California. In 1941, she graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a B.S. in Home Economics. She married Donald L. Healy of Seattle in Mill Valley on January 8, 1945, and together they raised four children. Carol worked for the Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce from 1964 until 1978. Initially she assisted her father, Granville Beedle, before assuming his mantle as Secretary-Manager upon his retirement. Carol and Don returned to the Shoreline area in 1978 and became very active in the Shoreline Historical Society and the Shoreline Historical Museum. Carol loved doing historical/genealogical research and archived pictures, photographs and records from early Shoreline, Richmond Beach and Lake Forest Park for the museum. Carol was a major force and presence in the lives of family members and friends, but in the quietest way imaginable; simply a magnificent lady. She was a fantastic mother, homemaker, knitter, seamstress, confectioner, gardener, traveler and reader with a mind open to new things and new experiences. She was loved by all and had a marvelous sense of humor. Her family will remember her fine example and will grieve over the absence of her fantastic peanut brittle at special occasions. Carol was independent to the end, living on her own, driving, handling her own financial affairs, planting beautiful flowers, volunteering and supporting her local Starbucks. Carol is survived by four children: Don (Liz), Marilyn, Christopher (Melinda), and David (Sherry); five grandchildren: Teresa (Curt), Monique (Heath), Alissa (Marc), Onwyn and Thatcher; and two great-grandchildren, Jessica and Lauren; a brother and sister-in-law, Dick and Dorothy; a sister- and brother-in-law Jane and Roger; and a brother-in-law, Page: and a sister-in-law, Ella. A Celebration of Carols life will be held Sunday, September 5, 2010, at 3:00 pm at the Shoreline Historical Museum, 749 N. 175th, Shoreline, WA 98155. Announcement: Donations may be made to the Shoreline Historical Museum, P.O. Box 55594, Shoreline, WA 98155