Alfhild Margaret Lindberg Powell
Alfhild Margaret (“ALICE” to you and me) Lindberg Powell was born August 29, 1914 in the Teanaway valley, just outside Cle Elum to Swedish immigrant parents who came to this country in 1903. She was the next to the youngest of seven children – the last surviving member of her generation. She passed away peacefully August 22, 2015.
A secretary for Puget Power (now PSE) while raising her two boys after her second husband died, she retired in 1976 to flower gardening, studying the Swedish language, writing poetry, oil painting, volunteering for the World Affairs Council, traveling with her sister, and hosting Asian foreign exchange students.
She lived in her home on Strawberry Lane until the day after her 99th birthday. She remembered when ice cream cones were a nickel, a hamburger was a dime, when the Golden Steer was an orchard, and when Kent was more farms than asphalt.
She is survived by sons Tom (Ann) of Renton, and Dirk (Marlys) of Kent, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren, preceded in death by one grandson.
Remembrances can be made to Kent-Auburn-Tamba Sister Cities www.katsistercities.org. We’ll celebrate her life at Marlatt Funeral Home in Kent on August 29th – what would have been her 101st birthday – at 2:00 p.m. Expanded obituary and online guestbook: marlattfuneralhome.com
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