Obituary for Wilma M Whitener
Wilma Whitener, a long-time resident of Quincy, died Tuesday the 25th of February, 2020 at Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee.
She was born on July 7, 1931 in Ellensburg, WA to Walter R. and Mary M. (Morris) Gay. She moved to Quincy in her senior year of high school in 1949 and met her husband Keith Whitener with whom she married on August 17, 1951.
Wilma was most known for her commitment to her family as a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Her home was the center for celebrations and reunions of all sorts. She enjoyed her wonderful circle of friends in her bridge club, Red Hat Society and bird watching group. She also loved socializing, traveling, gardening and bird watching.
She has three children, Eric (Alison) Whitener, Mindi (Howard) Finke, and Kevin (Theresa) Whitener. She has five grandchildren; René, Jamie, Cy, Geoff and Haley and two great-grandchildren, Aniston and Rees; brothers, Ray and Lee Gay.
She is preceded in death by her husband Keith, her parents and her sister, Lucille Kronquist.
Graveside services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday March 7, 2020 at the Quincy Valley Cemetery, with a Celebration of Life Service to follow at 11:00am at Scharbach's Columbia Funeral Chapel in Quincy.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that friends make donations to the Reimann-Simmons House or to The Cambridge in Quincy.
Please leave a memory for the family or sign their online guestbook at www.scharbachs.com.
Scharbach’s Columbia Funeral Chapel, Quincy, is assisting the family with arrangements.
She was born on July 7, 1931 in Ellensburg, WA to Walter R. and Mary M. (Morris) Gay. She moved to Quincy in her senior year of high school in 1949 and met her husband Keith Whitener with whom she married on August 17, 1951.
Wilma was most known for her commitment to her family as a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Her home was the center for celebrations and reunions of all sorts. She enjoyed her wonderful circle of friends in her bridge club, Red Hat Society and bird watching group. She also loved socializing, traveling, gardening and bird watching.
She has three children, Eric (Alison) Whitener, Mindi (Howard) Finke, and Kevin (Theresa) Whitener. She has five grandchildren; René, Jamie, Cy, Geoff and Haley and two great-grandchildren, Aniston and Rees; brothers, Ray and Lee Gay.
She is preceded in death by her husband Keith, her parents and her sister, Lucille Kronquist.
Graveside services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday March 7, 2020 at the Quincy Valley Cemetery, with a Celebration of Life Service to follow at 11:00am at Scharbach's Columbia Funeral Chapel in Quincy.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that friends make donations to the Reimann-Simmons House or to The Cambridge in Quincy.
Please leave a memory for the family or sign their online guestbook at www.scharbachs.com.
Scharbach’s Columbia Funeral Chapel, Quincy, is assisting the family with arrangements.