Florence Ida (Greenwood) Merrill.GRAFTON Florence Ida (Greenwood) Merrill succumbed to cancer on November 19, 2008 in Kennewick, WA. Florence was born Sept. 6, 1925 in Grafton, MA to Joseph and Jeanette (Nelson) Greenwood. At a young age, she acquired the nick-name Miki based on her love of Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse Famous character of Walt Disney's animated cartoons. He was introduced in Steamboat Willie (1928), the first animated cartoon with sound. Mickey was created by Disney, who also provided his high-pitched voice, and was usually drawn by the studio's head animator, . The name stuck and she has been known as Miki ever since. Miki graduated from Grafton High School Grafton High School is the name of several high schools in the United States:
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Miki resided in Rochdale and Whitinsville off and on until 1956. Other
early residences until 1956 included Portland, OR, Soap Lake For the city, see .Soap Lake is a meromictic lake in the town of Soap Lake, Washington formed by the Missoula Floods at the foot of the Grand Coulee. The lake gets its name from the naturally-occurring foam that gives its water a soapy appearance and because the lake's , WA and Long Island, NY. In 1956, Nick was assigned to Moses Lake Moses Lake, city (1990 pop. 11,235), Grant co., central Wash., on Moses Lake; settled 1897, inc. 1938. A distribution and shipping point for the Columbia basin project, it produces are sugar, potatoes, milk, paper, rocket propellant, silicon, chemicals, and frozen foods. and the family continued a Sojourn through Moses Lake, Tacoma, Anchorage AK, Madison, WI and Sioux City Sioux City, city (1990 pop. 80,505), seat of Woodbury co., NW Iowa, at the junction of the Big Sioux and Floyd rivers with the Missouri; inc. 1857. It is a shipping, wholesale trade, and industrial center for an extensive agricultural and livestock area (including , IA. Miki was a first hand observer of the 1964 earthquake in Anchorage. Miki finally got a home of her own in 1972 after Nick retired from the Air Force and settled in Richmond, WA. She was employed for many years at the Bonanza 88 and Payless stores in Richland. Since Nick's death in 1983, Miki has had the opportunity to try her hand at wood working, folk art painting and "collecting" her cats! She also enjoyed sewing, knitting and needle point. For a number of years she was a fixture on the local Bazaar circuit selling her hand painted wood figurines and furniture. Known to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren as "Granny", "Granny Cat" and "Nana Miki", she maintained her "tradition of Christmas Eve at her house for the family with a healthy serving of Spaghetti and Meatballs Noun 1. spaghetti and meatballs - spaghetti with meatballs in a tomato sauce dish - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner" . Miki remained a resident of Richland until last April. Since then until her death she resided in the assisted living as·sist·ed living n. A living arrangement in which people with special needs, especially older people with disabilities, reside in a facility that provides help with everyday tasks such as bathing, dressing, and taking medication. facility at Hawthorne Court in Kennewick under the loving care of the staff in that facility. Miki was predeceased in death by her parents, husband and youngest daughter, Jo Ann. She is survived by son, Barry (Phyllis) Merrill; daughter, Donna (Howard) Simonlton; 5 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. The family would like to thank the staff of Hawthorne Court for their care and assistance to express our gratitude to the Hospice Nurses and staff for easing the transition of our mother from here to a better place. A small memorial service and celebration of life will be held at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, November 21 at Mueller's Chapel of the Falls in downtown Kennewick, WA. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Tri-Cities Hospice. ART: PHOTO |
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