Louise Herrick

M. Louise Herrick of Wenatchee passed away on Monday, May 27th just days after her 93rd birthday. She was born May 21st, 1926 in Spokane, WA to Claire and Goldie Lias. She had fond childhood memories of growing up on the plains of Montana before moving to the Seattle/Tacoma area and Fort Lewis, where her father taught soldiers how to cook. She graduated from Clover Park High School in Lakewood, WA. Louise married and moved to the Midwest. She was blessed with two children but then the marriage ended and she returned to Seattle. While working for Boeing she caught the eye of a production illustrator named John Herrick. She was shy but his persistence paid off and they eventually married in 1957. The couple went on to have two more children together.. In 1973 the family moved to Wenatchee. John worked for Zittings Department Store. She went to work as a medical secretary at the old Deaconess Hospital and later spent many years with Wenatchee Orthopedics before retiring in 1995. As an active and faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, she and her husband served together as missionaries in the Utica, New York Mission. Louise was an avid reader, loved orange-striped cats, and was known to lovingly share aphorisms. Her husband captured her essence when he once wrote about her saying, “She didn’t have any facades or phony fronts, just a genuine lady with a wholesomeness about her that was refreshing and interesting.” She is preceded in death by her husband, John Herrick, and son, Kyle Herrick. She is survived by children Susie Donohoe of Bothell, WA, Jean Duncan of Lander, WY, Jane Jacobs of Sioux Falls, SD, Preston Herrick of Wenatchee, and Nancy Smith of Phoenix, AZ; sister, Doris Jeffries, and over 50 grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was beloved my many. Special thanks to the caregivers and staff of Tuscany Cottage – Cordell for the past 3 years of love and care on her behalf. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at 11:00 a.m., with visitation at 10:00 a.m. prior to the service at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1621 Maiden Lane, Wenatchee. Interment will follow immediately at the Wenatchee City Cemetery

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Louise Herrick

May 21, 2019 - May 27, 2019