Andrea Felker "Anna" Mackey

July 26, 1961 - May 9, 2020

Andrea Felker Mackey, 58, passed away on May 9, 2020, at her home in Cashmere, WA. Born in Bethesda, MD, Anna attended Mount Holyoke College before embarking on a career as a certified muscular therapist. She later graduated from the University of Southern Maine and completed a master's degree in education at Harvard University. She hosted an extremely popular folk music radio show in Portland, ME, and sang in a rock band as well as the Maine Women’s Balkan Choir. Her meringue cookies won best in show coast to coast at the Martha’s Vineyard fair and the Chelan County Fair. Anna homeschooled her children, Allie and Joe Mackey, and taught in the public school system in Maine before moving to Cashmere with her family in 2009. She also worked as the contract administrator for Blue Elm. She enjoyed skiing, dancing, reading, playing and consuming music, and all sorts of games, and when later in life her health challenges limited her mobility she became accomplished in knitting, felting, crocheting, and other crafts. She was widely admired for her wise counsel and sense of humor, and for her courage and determination in facing her life's challenges. In addition to her children, survivors include her husband of 31 years, Gregory Mackey of Cashmere; her stepmother, Barbara Felker of Bethesda, MD; five siblings, Lansing Felker of Newfane, VT, Deirdre Sumida of Seattle, WA, Jennifer Carr of Takoma Park, MD, Daphne Larkin of East Calais, VT, and Chase Felker of Silver Spring, MD; two nieces; and a nephew. A memorial service will be planned at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to the Wenatchee Valley Humane Society, 1474 S Wenatchee Ave, Wenatchee, WA 98801.