LeOla K. Pearson

1920 - 2022

LeOla K. Pearson obituary, 1920-2022, Vancouver, WA

BORN

1920

DIED

2022

LeOla Pearson Obituary


LEOLA K. PEARSON
December 9, 1920 ˜ September 27, 2022

LeOla K. Pearson was born Dec. 9, 1920 in Dot, WA to Arthur Cornelius and Clara Margaret Knapp. She died Sept. 27, 2022 at 101.
At age three, her cousin, Paul Knapp; and his wife, Nell, adopted her. She graduated in 1938 from Columbia High School in White Salmon, WA. She attended beauty school and worked as a beautician in hotels in Tacoma, Seattle and Miami. During WWII, she served as a pharmacists’ mate in the Navy Reserves at the Navy Hospital in Beeville, Texas. She returned to the northwest and worked as a librarian at the Trout Lake School. She renewed her friendship with Charles H. Pearson and they married in 1946.
The family moved to Vancouver in 1952. She became a member of the Columbia Presbyterian Church in 1955. She raised two daughters and worked as a seamstress and tailor. As a fiber artist, she belonged to the Columbia Stitchery Guild and later the Eclectic Needlers. She loved to walk, swim and do water aerobics. She traveled the world, visiting all continents except Antarctica. A lifelong learner, she enjoyed reading and attending classes well into her 90s. She is survived by her daughters, Paula McNamee and Karen Pearson.
Her Celebration of Life service will be held Monday, Oct. 17 at 10 a.m. at Columbia Presbyterian Church, 808 Columbia Ridge Drive, Vancouver, WA 98664. In lieu of flowers, remembrances to her may be made to Columbia Presbyterian Church music ministry and Housecall Providers, 5100 S Macadam Ave #200, Portland, OR 97239.
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Published by The Columbian on Oct. 12, 2022.
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I met LeOla at the Firstenburg pool, she was part of the 6:00am class. Once she moved to the Bedford I would pick her up for class. I would ask her every Monday morning what she did over the weekend and she always had something going on. One time I was at Ocean Park WA with girlfriends and we ran into her as she was on one of her outings. She was an inspiration to all of us at Firstenburg and we will miss her and her positive attitude on life. LeOla, you may be gone but you will never be forgotten!

Tina Ellis

October 17, 2022

LEOLA was the sweetest person there is. In 1995 she took care of my mother who was in Hospice at the time. She stayed overnight frequently, also. She was kind to mom and treated her with respect. My mother dearly loved her,

Donna Rominger

October 14, 2022

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