Cowlitz-Grant County WA Archives Obituaries.....Nolan, Betty M. 	  February 17, 2006
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Published in The Daily News on 2/25/2006.   www.tdn.com/obits
 	
Betty M. Nolan passed away February 17, 2006, surrounded by family, at Columbia 
Basin Hospital, Ephrata, WA. 

Betty was born December 23, 1924 at Lynn, IN to William and Estalla Dale. She 
moved to WA in 1944. She was an Army veteran of World War II. After moving to 
Washington State, she married Kermith "Rusty" Nolan in 1947. In 1954 Betty 
earned a nursing degree, graduating with the first Licensed Practical Nurse 
class in Washington State and worked at St. Johns Hospital, Walden's Nursing 
Home and Rutherglen Nursing Home. In 1958 she and Rusty moved to Soap Lake 
where they owned and operated the Basin Nursing Home for 17 years. She then 
worked at McKay Hospital in Soap Lake until her retirement. Betty was an active 
member of her community and a long time member of the Sun Lakes Rebekah Lodge. 
She loved crafts and enjoyed knitting and crocheting, often making hats and 
mittens for the local schools to give to children. 

She shared her husband's love of the outdoors and enjoyed the time she spent 
fishing and camping. Hunting trips took her horseback riding into the 
wilderness of Idaho and riding snowmobiles in Canada. Always ready for a road 
trip, she loved traveling with family and friends. Zoos, aquariums and Reno 
were favorite destinations. 

Betty is survived by her husband, Rusty; her daughters, Nicki (and Chuck) 
Williams of Longview, WA; Sheryl (and Del) Parrott of Soap Lake, WA; and Karen 
Dillon (Roy Merdanian III) of Soap Lake, WA; sisters, Faye "Ruth" Hill of St. 
Helens, OR, Maxine (Stan) Pinilla of Bremerton, WA and Lynda (Jack) Elliot of 
Hutchingson, KS; 11 grandchildren, 32 great grandchildren (and 2 more due this 
summer) and 1 great great grandchild also due this summer. 

Betty was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers, two sisters, two 
grandchildren and one great grandchild. 

A memorial service will be held Saturday, March 4, 2006 at 11:00 am at Nicole's 
Funeral Home in Ephrata, WA. Her beloved friends are invited to join the family 
in a reception commemorating her life. Please join us at Don's Banquet Room in 
Soap Lake following the service. 

	


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