Elynor Walker

Elynor (Elly) Walker

Elynor (Elly) Walker of North Bend, died April 24, 2013. She was nearly 90. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother to her family and a gentle and wonderful friend.

Memorial will be at 3 – 4:30 p.m., Friday, May 17, at the Mt. Si Senior Center in North Bend.

Elly was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. She was in the Navy Waves during WWII and met her husband, Bill Walker, at Columbia University where he was training for the Navy V12 program and she worked in the Admissions Office. They were married in December 1944 in New York City. In her spare time she loved to quilt and do arts and crafts.

She is survived by her husband of 69 years, Bill Walker, sons, Matt, Phill & Steve Walker, three daughters-in-law, seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Elly passed after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Memorial donations can be made to the Mt. Si Senior Center in lieu of flowers.