Yvonne (Vonnie) Evelyn Easter

Yvonne (Vonnie) Evelyn Easter passed away peacefully on January 10, 2014 while living at the Arbor Village Assisted Living Facility in Kent, Washington. She was born August 8, 1925 in Mabton, Washington to Winifred Robison (Hearron) and Lester Hearron.

Vonnie met Dewey (Bill) Leroy Easter at a USO dance at the Trianon Ballroom in Seattle while he was serving in the US Navy during WWII. They dated for only a few weeks, married on August 31, 1945 in Seattle, Washington and enjoyed 68 wonderful years together.

Bill and Vonnie moved to the Snoqualmie Valley in the Spring of 1951. She and Bill raised two children-Douglas Roy Easter (wife Diane Shannon) and Cheryl DeNae Burke (husband Dan Burke).

Bill and Vonnie ran “Easter’s Market” in Meadowbrook until the early 1970’s. Vonnie also worked as a licensed cosmetologist for “The House of Leonard” in Bellevue until she opened a salon in her home in Meadowbrook which she ran until she retired.

She deeply loved her 2 granddaughters, 5 grandsons, 9 great-granddaughters, 4 greatgrandsons, 1 great-great granddaughter. She also loved her grandchildren’s spouses like her own.

She loved to fish, sew, golf, go on road trips and visit with her family. Vonnie enjoyed her many friends over the years which she met thru golf and her beauty salon. Vonnie had an amazing generous spirit. She was known for helping those that touched her heart.

She was preceded in death by her father Lester, mother Winfred, granddaughter Shelly, grandson Herb, & great grandson Anthony.

Vonnie was buried in the Tahoma National Cemetery in Covington, Washington with a family graveside service to be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Seattle Children’s Hospital.