ROSE MARIE "POSIE" WILLIAMS

Rose Marie “Posie” Williams began her final journey peacefully from her home on Friday, March 6. She was 79 years young.

Posie was born on February 3, 1936 in Tulalip to Irene Moses and David John. Throughout her lifetime, she worked for numerous local farmers doing seasonal farm work.

She continued to serve her community through the Ladies Club and was always the first to offer her services to her people. She devoted many hours working at the Swinomish Senior Center, cooking meals for the Swinomish Community.

You could often find Posie in a second-hand store or searching for the best garage sale. She could always find the best items, and if she couldn’t find it, she’d make it! Her heart went into her sewing and crocheting.

Some of her cherished memories came from traveling with the seniors to various tribes throughout the Northwest. A few of her favorite hobbies were picking berries, canning, beading and watching WWE and NBA with her grandchildren. Laughter was an everyday part of her life, making jokes up until her last hours. Her granddaughter Alyse will now be known as “The Clinic,” because she was the one helping her with her medication during her final days.

Posie had a giving heart. She touched the lives of people wherever she went. No matter where she lived she opened up her home to anyone who needed a place to stay. She lived her life for her family. Although she had six children of her own, she had many adopted children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren that she cared for. One thing she wanted us to know was how much she loved us, each and every one. Her parting words to her family and friends were: “I love you, and I’ll miss you all.”

She is survived by her sisters: Edith Bob, Charlene John and Vernitta and her husband, Richard Lewis.

Her children: Leon and his wife, Karen John, Starina Jones, and David and his wife, Janet Williams.

Her grandchildren: Arthur Billy, Jr. and mate, Racheal Maurer, Jesse and his wife, Jillian Wolf-John, Russell and his wife, Harlene DeCoteau, Jason Billy, Zack and his wife, Jessica Grossglass, Zeb Grossglass, Robert Williams, Loren Edwards, Jr., Alyse and her husband, Chad Sehlin, Brandon Williams, Corey Wilbur and his fiancé, Desire DuPuis, Erica John, Clarence Joe, Hunter Williams and Natasha Yakanak. She was a sister, a mother, a grandmother and most of all, a friend to everyone.

She is preceded in death by her parents Irene Moses and David John; her siblings Bernita John, Rodney John, Sr. and Lurinda Washington; her children Glenda Billy, Lucetta Williams, and Emil Williams, Jr .; and a great-grandson Devin Wolf-John.

Family and friends may sign an online registry or leave notes at http://www.kernfuneralhome.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to Kern Funeral Home.