Cowlitz-Adams-Statewide County WA Archives Obituaries.....Monroe, Peggy Jane December 23, 2005
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Printed in The Daily News on 12/27/2005
Peggy Monroe passed away peacefully at her home on December 23, 2005.

Born in Shanghai, China in 1921, to Paul Pickette and Margaret McLaughlin,  the 
family moved to Spokane, WA where she was raised.  A member of the Kappa Alpha 
Theta sorority at Washington State University, she graduated with a degree in 
home economics, and taught junior high school in Ritzville, WA for two years 
before her marriage.

On September 14, 1946 she married C. Harper Monroe after his return from the 
Pacific Theater in World War II.  Initially they lived in Seattle, moving to 
Bellevue in 1952.  The family moved to Longview in 1959 where they raised their 
children, and Mr. Monroe founded an accounting firm, presently known as Monroe 
DeFrancisco & Lampitt.

Following her arrival in Longview, Mrs. Monroe became active in a wide variety 
of community and church-related organizations and events.  A long-serving 
member of the Lake Guild and Toutle River Ranch, she served in various 
capacities in the organization and the Toutle River Thrift Shop for many 
years.  She served on the Longview Public Library Board for two terms and was a 
member of the Friends of St. John Medical Center.  An enthusiastic member of 
Round Robin Study Club and Century Club, she was an avid reader and animal 
lover.  Also active in the Longview Country Club, Washington Athletic Club, 
Orthopedic Guild, St. Anne's Circle, and St. John's Hospital, she served as a 
member and board member of the Humane Society, and was active in many other 
organizations.

Until shortly before she died, Mrs. Monroe could be seen walking her smooth 
coated collie, Homer, around the lake.

A life-long Catholic, she was a member of St. Rose Churh since 1959. She is 
survived by four children; Cathy Natt of Mill Valley, CA; Mike Monroe of 
Edmonds, WA; Steve Monroe of Memphis, TN and Molly Monroe of London, England, 
and four grandchildren: Andrew Natt, Megan Natt, Justin Monroe and Nathan 
Monroe.  Her brother, Paul Pickette, lives in Spokane, WA.

The family requests that any rememberances be made to the Toutle River Guild, 
The Humane Society or the Longview Public Library.

A funeral mass will be held at St. Rose Church on Thursday, December 29 at 11 
a.m.  This will be preceded by a rosary recitation at 10:30 a.m.


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