Edna Grace Kipisz
July 8, 1925 - August 27, 2009
Obituary
Edna Grace Kipisz
Edna Grace Kipisz passed away peacefully on August 27th, 2009. Edna was born July 8, 1925 in Fort Screven, Georgia, the daughter of Lt. Colonel Jesse and Johanna Kelly. She traveled America as an Army daughter spending time in Hawaii in the late thirties.
Like most woman of the time, she supported the Army as a clerk in Pennsylvania during the war years. Unlike most women of the time, she attended and graduated from Colorado State College of Education where she met her husband, Chester. They were married in 1951 and lived in a small farming community in Northern Michigan where they both taught school. Eventually they found their way to Seattle where Edna had three sons and took on her chosen career as Wife and Mom to those who loved her most.
Her heart was made of gold, as she was always the first to offer a helping hand to any who asked. As an active member of Catholic Childhood Association, she was always the crafter and the home was filled with her creations. As time passes, we who knew her will remember Edna as a kind and caring woman and know she is happy being reunited with her true love, Chester.
Committal ceremony 10:15 AM Thursday, September 10, 2009 at Tahoma National Cemetery, 18600 SE 240th Street, Kent.
Please sign the online memorial guestbook at www.bonneywatson.com
There are so many people who come in and out of your life but few who remain in your hrart forever. Edna was a “heart” person. I always think of her when I wrap in a warm Pendleton blanket I still have with me at this moment after more than 30 years or tell stories about crafters and kids with Kelly as a middle name!. She was exceptionally warm, kind and compassionate.
Edna you are be missed by many of us.may the lord almigty put his arms around your family and comfort you.
For all of you that knew my mom, please do not feel sorrow, as she has been freed from the pains of life. As I sort through things I realize that her life is not to be defined by her last years of this world, but rather her whole life. I have come across photos of her with friends and family when she was enjoying life, active and full of ideas, playing with grandchildren, crafting and being with dad. The two of them were never apart in life and now are rejoined for the future. So when you think of my mom, don’t think of her passing, but rather all the smiles she put on peoples lives over time.