Luella Mae Wilppone, 94, a longtime Aberdeen resident and former Medical Records Director for Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen, died Sunday, October 7, 2012 at Pacific Care Center in Hoquiam.
Luella was born on January 26, 1918 in Marnie, Iowa to Heinz and Lois (Marvin) Duncan. They moved to Aberdeen when she was 8 and she has lived here since then. Luella graduated from Weatherwax High School in 1936 and then later was in the first graduating class of LPN’s from Grays Harbor College. Luella married Leo Wilppone in Aberdeen in 1938 , he died in 1963.
Luella worked for Grays Harbor Community Hospital for 29 years and retired in 1980.
She enjoyed clam digging, fishing, baking apple pies, being with her family and watching the Mariners.
Luella is survived by a son Arne and wife Robin Wilppone of Aberdeen and a daughter Cheryl Wilpone of Lakewood, WA; 3 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren and 3 great great grandsons; numerous nieces and nephews.
It was Luella’s wish that there be no services, the family is planning a celebration of life at a later date.
The family asks that donations be made to your favorite charity.
A message of condolence or of a memory can be left for the family at www.fernhillfuneral.com
Cremation arrangements are through Fern Hill Funeral Home in Aberdeen.
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Luella was born on January 26, 1918 in Marnie, Iowa to Heinz and Lois (Marvin) Duncan. They moved to Aberdeen when she was 8 and she has lived here since then. Luella graduated from Weatherwax High School in 1936 and then later was in the first graduating class of LPN’s from Grays Harbor College. Luella married Leo Wilppone in Aberdeen in 1938 , he died in 1963.
Luella worked for Grays Harbor Community Hospital for 29 years and retired in 1980.
She enjoyed clam digging, fishing, baking apple pies, being with her family and watching the Mariners.
Luella is survived by a son Arne and wife Robin Wilppone of Aberdeen and a daughter Cheryl Wilpone of Lakewood, WA; 3 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren and 3 great great grandsons; numerous nieces and nephews.
It was Luella’s wish that there be no services, the family is planning a celebration of life at a later date.
The family asks that donations be made to your favorite charity.
A message of condolence or of a memory can be left for the family at www.fernhillfuneral.com
Cremation arrangements are through Fern Hill Funeral Home in Aberdeen.
Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)
Grays Harbor College Chokers
Weatherwax High School Bobcats
The insignias listed here may be subject to copyright and / or trademarked. Those copyrights and trademarks are owned by the respective organizations. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Luella Wilppone, please visit our flower store.
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