Carol Templeman

1938 - 2016

Carol Nagako Templeman, born on December 16, 1938, passed away on October 15, 2016. She was 77. Carol will be remembered for her extreme devotion to her family, her passion for local sports teams, her magnetic personality and her caring and giving nature. Carol was the daughter of Frank and Pauline Yamashita of Seattle, Wash., was the older sister to David and Gary and was mother to four sons - David, Steven, Dan and Jason. In the spring of 1942, when Carol was three, the family was moved to the Minidoka Japanese internment camp in Idaho. After being released, Carol and family moved to Washington. Carol attended and graduated from Franklin High School in Seattle (class of 1956), before heading to the University of Washington, where she met her future husband, Henry Templeman. Henry and Carol married on March 15, 1962. Carol resided in Lake Stevens, Wash., from the early 1970s until her final days. Carol lived on the lake and loved to look out over it in the morning and evenings. People from near and far were attracted to Carol's personality, her boisterous laugh and her joy for life: from the time she was four and playing with other little children imprisoned with their families at a relocation center internment camp in Minidoka, Idaho; to her very active and popular days at Franklin High School in Seattle where she was elected class president by her classmates; to her commitment toward coordinating and having large gatherings of friends/family at her home in Lake Stevens; to her attendance at all things sports and/or activity related for her boys and grandkids; to her final days expressing that strong inner fire and love for life and family to the nurses at Providence Hospice and Home Care in Everett. She was one of a kind, but most of all, she was all about her friends and family. Many will remember Carol for her loud and boisterous outbursts at her children's and grandchildren's sporting events and activities. She looked so forward to attending, cheering them on and yes, giving the officials/referees/umpires an earful. It wasn't much different when she would watch "her" Seahawks, Huskies and Mariners on TV. Cooking was amongst her many passions in life, and she started her own business, Carol's Catering, before moving on to a nursing career. Carol worked at General Hospital (now Providence) in Everett in both the ER and Psych ward, in a career that spanned nearly 20 years. Carol is preceded in death by oldest son, David, former husband, Henry, father, Frank and mother, Pauline. She is survived by sons, Steven (Joanne), Dan (Kristle) and Jason (Mindy); grandchildren, Ashley, Richard, Steven, Jordan, Drew, Bryce, Hayden, Brady and Colby; great grand-children, Brooklynn and Trinity; brothers, David (Marianne) and Gary (Judy). Memorial donations can be made to Providence Hospice and Home Care Center of Snohomish County. Friends and family may also sign the guestbook at www.asacredmoment.com