I was born and raised in Blackfoot, Idaho on a dairy farm. I am the oldest and have 3 younger sisters who live in three different states. I married in 1967. I had two kids, a daughter and a son. My daughter, son-in-law, two grandsons and their wives live in Lacey, WA. My son lives in Eastern WA, and my stepson and his wife live outside of Yelm.
While in Blackfoot ID, I worked for H&R Block for 4 years. Then I managed the front office and shipping for Kraft Foods cheese factory for 10 years. Next, I moved to Boise ID and went to work for Sunshine Mining’s corporate office for 2 years before moving to Post Falls ID, where I worked at Sunshine Mining’s minting shop managing the office.
I divorced in 1988 and moved to Olympia, Washington in 1989 with my friend Ken Hofferber. After searching for a church, we chose to join St. Mark Lutheran in 1990. We were married at St. Mark in 1991. We established our own Real Estate office and worked together until his sudden death in 10/2001. We were members at the time of his death. I continued being a member.
I met a friend, David Eldred, on Match.com, a very dedicated 22-year retired Army Chief Warrant Officer 3. We were married at St. Mark in 3/2003. He worked in security at that time. I worked in security for a couple of years, then landed a job with the state Dept. of Health where I worked for 10 years. We left St. Mark in 2005 and attended Christ the Servant Lutheran Church until 2010. We then went to several other churches before COVID.
I retired from the state in 2016 and am enjoying retirement. I have lived in an over 55 community in West Olympia for the last 11 years. It’s like living on a cruise ship without water. I am very active in our community with activities and events. I do our monthly activities calendar.
I lost my husband and best friend in 5/2024 of cancer. After his death I made the choice to come back to St. Mark and find it feels like home. There are so many friendly people. I look forward to being involved again.