FAMILY FUN – Crystal Johns holds her son Zayne , 2, as she follows her son Ezekiel, 4, up an inflatable slide Saturday at Xoots Elementary School during the annual Spring Carnival. The event included games, prizes, cotton candy, and karaoke. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
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Ann Marie Mirow Thompson
Ann Marie Mirow Thompson
Ann Marie Mirow Thompson, 82, died peacefully on Thursday, May 25, 2017, at home in Napavine, Wash., with her loved ones at her side, following a long battle with Alzheimer’s.
She was born June 21, 1934, to Hans and Madeleine Mirow in Nome, where her father owned and operated Mirow Air Service.
Following the sale of the family business to Alaska Airlines, Ann moved with her family to Napa Valley, Calif. In 1950 the family moved to Rockaway Beach, Ore., where Ann met the love of her life, V.C. “Bill” Thompson. They were married in 1952 and in 1955, they and their then three children moved to Edna Bay. In 1959 they moved to another logging camp in Rodman Bay.
By 1960 they were living in Sitka where, with Bill’s father, they owned and operated a crab cannery. In 1962 Ann and Bill were partnered in what became Thompson Timber and Construction Co., with Ann serving as bookkeeper. They moved the company to Centralia, Wash., in 1971 and operated it until 1993.
Ann always enjoyed gardening and was artistic throughout her life. She opened Mostly Quilts in Chehalis, Wash., in 1989 and became an extremely good quiltmaker.
She also dearly loved the ocean and in retirement she and Bill enjoyed their homes at Rockaway Beach, Hood Canal and Napavine.
Ann was a wonderful wife of 65 years, an excellent business partner and a best friend to her devoted husband. She will be remembered not only as a wonderful mother to her children, but for her compassion and caring and the many lives she touched.
Ann is survived by her husband Bill Thompson at home in Napavine; son Michael Thompson of Anchorage; daughters Jane (Ed) Barragar of Walla Walla, Wash., Cindi Thompson of Napavine, and Linda (Rick) Vollertsen of Anchorage; 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren, and many friends.
A celebration of Ann Thompson’s life was scheduled May 31 at Sticklin Funeral Chapel in Centralia, with refreshments following.
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April 2004
Photo caption: Sen. Lisa Murkowski talks with students in Karoline Bekeris’ fourth-grade class Thursday at the Westmark Shee Atika. From left are Murkowski, Kelsey Boussom, Laura Quinn and Memito Diaz.
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April 1974
A medley of songs from “Jesus Christ Superstar” will highlight the morning worship service on Palm Sunday at the United Methodist Church. Musicians will be Paige Garwood and Karl Hartman on guitars; Dan Goodness on organ; and Gayle Erickson on drums.