Margaret Ann (Margie Ann) Cameron, 93, passed peacefully in the early morning hours of Feb. 13, 2015, at home in Issaquah.
Margaret Cameron
She was a rare and wonderful woman. Raised in the depression years, she was a saver and could be stoic in the face of tragedy. But she was also warm, loving and a source of infinite strength to those who loved her. She had a wonderful, and at times irreverent sense of humor. She found joy in life and lived each day to its fullest. Her final New Year’s resolution was, “To just be happy.”
Daughter of Ray Wesley and Helen Morris Ropes, she was born Aug. 12, 1921, raised and lived most of her life in Mount Vernon. She graduated from Mount Vernon High School and earned her Bachelor of Science in nursing from Seattle University in 1943. After graduating college, she worked as a nurse for pediatrician Dr. Rutherford in Seattle. Later, after raising her family, she worked as office nurse for Dr. Eldee Schneider, M.D., in Mount Vernon.
She married William (Bill) Bruce Cameron on Dec. 15, 1946, in Mount Vernon. They raised four children.
She was preceded in death by Bill (2004), daughter Kay Cameron (2009) and an infant son (1948).
She is survived by sons Dan (and Chris) Cameron, of Mount Vernon and Jim Cameron (and Zhenya), of Dickinson, North Dakota; daughter Jane Searing (and Jiff), of Issaquah; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
The family would like to thank Aurora and Constantine Roman, of Private Nursing Care, Issaquah, for the loving care they provided in her last six years.
The family will have a private graveside service and internment at Mount Vernon I.O.O.F. cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to Group Health Foundation Hospice www.grouphealthfoundation.org/donate.