Edna Mortimer |
| Posted 2009-09-30 by Sharla |
| The Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ September 30, 2009 Edna Mortimer Edna Fay Mortimer, 86, of Wickenburg, Ariz., passed away Sunday, Aug. 30, at the Hospice of Arizona in Sun City West. She was born on Oct. 4, 1922, in Fresno, Calif., to Myrtle and Francis Holland. Although Edna was an only child, she was part of her mother’s large extended family of 11 brothers and sisters and their children. As a child she traveled around the local farming areas with her parents. Edna attended schools in the Fresno area and graduated from high school in Oakland, Calif. She lived near her mother and stepfather Bert Hicks in Oakland and San Francisco for a large part of her early life. Edna married Harold L. Mortimer (Mort) on Oct. 1, 1949, in Virginia City, Nev. They were together for 54 years until his death in 2004. During their marriage, Edna and Mort lived in several places around the world while Mort was in the military. They started their lives together in San Francisco and later moved to Japan, returned to the United States and moved to Germany, where they resided for several years. In the early 1960s, Edna and Mort settled in Colorado, near Fort Carson, for a short time until Mort retired from the Army. Upon his retirement, they moved back to the Bay Area, where they lived in San Francisco and later in San Anselmo. After their retirement from federal civil service, they moved to Albuquerque, N.M., before finally settling down in Wickenburg in 1995. Edna worked most of her life as an administrative professional. She was proud of her typing speed, which she developed during an era when typing skills were quite desirable. Edna spent many years working as a supervisor in a government printing office for the Sixth Army on the Presidio at San Francisco. She truly enjoyed working and often missed it after her retirement in 1979. She was a great proponent of working hard, higher education, and making the most of one’s abilities. Along with a passion for work, Edna enjoyed expressing herself creatively. During her life and especially after she retired, Edna took much pleasure in embroidery, sewing and knitting. Sewing was a necessity for Edna in the early part of her life. She made her own clothing as well as her children’s and a number of household items. After retirement Edna took classes in sewing and embroidery to sharpen her skills. She became very involved in quilting and belonged to a local quilting group in Wickenburg. She was fond of bright colors, black and white combinations, chicken quilts, and learning new techniques. Edna also was a wonderful gardener and took pride in the beautiful gardens she started and tended. They were always filled with exquisite flowers. Among her other hobbies, Edna enjoyed attending military reunions with Mort as well as traveling the country with him. She did the crossword puzzle in the newspaper every day and loved to read. Edna is survived by her daughters Laurel Lee Korngut (Joel), Suzanne Bolton (Rick) and Alicia Youngs (Richard) and her five grandchildren Robert Bolton, Alaina Youngs, Alison Youngs, Charles Bolton, and Andrew Bolton. She was preceded in death by her husband Harold Mortimer, her father, her mother, her stepfather and many aunts, uncles and cousins on her mother’s side of the family. Edna’s family is especially appreciative of the deep friendship she had with Robert and Emily Colegrove and their unwavering kindness during her final illness. Her family would also like to thank the staff of Hospice of Arizona for their compassion during her last few days. A private family memorial service will be held on Oct. 4, which would have been Edna’s 87th birthday. See Also: Find A Grave |
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