IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Roeloffina Fanny

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Mitchell

Oct 23, 1904 — Dec 14, 2007

Obituary

Fanny Mitchell, 103, went to be with her Lord on December 14, 2007 at Canyon Lakes Restorative and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on October 23, 1904 in Clara City, Minnesota to Henry and Hiske Gaasterland Greve. Her birth name was Roeloffina Greve, being of Dutch ancestry. She lived in small towns in Montana, North Dakota and Minnesota in her youth. After high school graduation, she took Summer Normal School and was able to get a teacher?s permit to teach in one-room country schools. She taught several years in Rosebud, Montana and South Heart, North Dakota. Later, she attended a Business school in Bismarck, North Dakota. She took a job as a secretary and part-time bookkeeper in a small bank at Salon, North Dakota and then worked in the Bonding Department at the State Capitol in Bismarck. At a country dance in Bentley, North Dakota, she met her husband, Bill Mitchell of Mott, North Dakota and they were married in 1928. They lived there until 1947 when they moved to Pullman, Washington. Their two sons, Curtis and Dean were born in Mott. In 1978 her husband died. In 1988 she moved to Hawthorne Court in Kennewick. Later, when her health declined, she moved to Canyon Lakes Restorative and Rehabilitation. She was past Worthy Matron of Eastern Star and past president of Chapter S. P.E.O. in Pullman. She worked on hospital committees in Pullman and was active in the First Congregational Church in Pullman. Her parents, five sisters, two brothers, husband and son Curtis and daughter-in-law Evelyn preceded her in death. Surviving are son Dean Helen, six grandchildren, twelve great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. Memorial Services will be announced and held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, it is suggested that memorial be made to Pullman, WA United Church of Christ, First United Methodist Church of Kennewick, WA or the Tri-Cities Cancer Center. The family would like to thank the entire staff at Canyon Lakes Restorative and Rehabilitation for the concern and compassion they have given Fanny over the past several years.
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