NOLA JANE TRUE ASHE, 86, a longtime resident of Clear Lake, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family.
She was born on December 20, 1916 in Stahl, Missouri, the daughter of John & Martha Ruggles Lloyd. She eventually made her home in Mason City, Iowa where she was united in marriage to Leland M. True in 1936, and where she worked at Decker’s, a meat packing house. In 1943 they moved to Vancouver, WA where they made their home until 1947 when they came to Skagit County, residing in Day Creek until settling in Clear Lake in 1952. Leland passed away in 1964, and in 1967 she married Robert Ashe and they made their home in Sedro-Woolley and in Clear Lake until his death in 1997.
For many years Nola worked at the Stokley Van Camp cannery in Mount Vernon and in the bulb fields throughout Skagit County.
She enjoyed camping and fishing and traveling across the United States in her motor home. She had also been a longtime member of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Sedro-Woolley.
She is survived by her 3 daughters, Deanna Dahl of Sedro-Woolley, Camilla Davidson of Clear Lake and Marsha Rooks and her husband Mike of Tonakset, WA. 12 grandchildren, Carl Seidel, III, Dianna Cole, Christopher Seidel, Danielle Dahl, Wendi True, Jill Townsend, Michael True, David, Timothy & John Davidson, Paige Aldridge and Dree Sanders. Numerous great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandson. 3 brothers, Lawson Lloyd, Elvin Lloyd & his wife Virginia and Wendall Lloyd & his wife Bernice all of Green Top, MI. 1 sister, Waneta Sanders of Kirksville, MI. A daughter-in-law, Barb Nelson of Sedro-Woolley; a sister-in-law, Evelyn Lloyd, of Waterloo, IA, and numerous nieces and nephews. Besides her husbands, Leland and Robert, she was also preceded in death by a son, Leland R. True; a grandson, Daye Ira Sanders; 2 sons-in-law, Duane Davidson and Richard Dahl; and a sister, Geneva Crooks and her husband Noah.
‘Well Anyway’, the family suggests memorials be made to Skagit Hospice or the Bethlehem Lutheran Church.
Graveside services will be held on Monday December 15, 2003 at 1:30 PM at Hawthorne Memorial Park Cemetery in Mount Vernon, followed by a memorial service at Lemley Chapel in Sedro-Woolley at 3:00 PM. Pastor Walt Rice of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Sedro-Woolley officiating. Services under the direction of Lemley Chapel, Sedro-Woolley. Share memories of Nola and sign the online guest register at www.lemleychapel.com