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1939
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2020
Jewel Bergan-Brumbaugh Obituary
Jewel died March 31, 2020 in College Station, TX, due to COVID-19. Born in Wenatchee WA in 1939, and was Apple Blossom Queen in 1957. Jewel married former Everett baseball star Herb Anderson & with children Christy, Curt, and Brooke began a life of travel and rich experiences she eagerly embraced. Returning to Seattle, Jewel married L.B. 'Mike' Zylstra in 1976, adding two daughters, Nancy & Wendy, moving to a houseboat they called 'Edward' on Lake Union to build, travel, enjoy great food & sailing Puget Sound in their 24' Catalina sailboat. Jewel could sew, cook, or build anything, learned to weld and rebuild a VW engine, wrote memoirs and family histories, and had the gift of making a friend wherever she went. She also returned in midlife to UW to pursue Women's Studies, gaining lifelong 'sisters of the heart.' But Jewel's greatest joy was being a mother and grandmother. Later, known as 'Gramma Blue' (she only wore Royal Blue) Jewel lived in SHAG sr housing near older sister Laura Ramsey, joining daughter Chris (Jim) in College Station TX in March 2018 after Laura's death. Jewel contracted coronavirus after moving to assisted living in TX, passing in ICU a week later. Jewel shone her light on so many, and will continue to live in the hearts of all she touched.
A Celebration of Life gathering in Seattle is planned when feasible. Contact Chris Mabe or Brooke Strommen for more info.
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Laurie Kinerk
May 6, 2020
Hello Brooke and Curt, I am so sorry for the untimely loss of your Mother to COVID-19.
When I moved to my houseboat in 1985, you and your Mom and Mike Zylstra, lived across from me on the dock.
I still live have many warm memories of the years you all lived there.
Your Mom started a scrap book about our dock (Fairview Moorings) that has expanded over time to
several scrap books. They has been maintained by Mike and Julie Weisbach who purchased the houseboat
you all lived in.
I still live on the dock and would like to attend the Celebration of Life gathering if possible. You
can contact me via the email address listed in this submission.
Regards, Laurie Kinerk
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