Barbara F. Eakin

Barbara Eakin, 54, of Marysville, WA, died January 7, 2014, of injuries suffered in a car accident on December 18, 2014 in Burien, Washington. Barbara and her husband were enroute to a family Christmas that was to be followed by their belated honeymoon in Belize. They were married in August. Barbara was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts on August 22, 1959. She moved to Washington in 2004. Barbara is survived by her husband, Clay, with whom she had spent an amazing eight years; and by her daughter and her partner, Rhonda and Chad; and by her granddaughter, Amber, who was the light of her life. Barbara worked as office manager at JP Landscaping in Duvall, WA. Barbara was an avid and skilled knitter and a member of the Snohomish Knitters Guild and Ravelry.com. She had won ribbons at the fair and was knitting teddy bears for sick children. Barbara loved her family, her home, her yard and her knitting. Barbara is also survived by several siblings: Marcia Muchnick of Whidbey Island, Nancy Ingham, Patrick Rish and Bruce Rish of Massachusetts, Joyce Crane of Maine, Donald Rish of Texas; and special cousins, Ronald Dube and his wife, Monique of Texas, Norma Oliver of Florida and Roger Dube of Massachusetts. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Barbara's name to Pasado's Safe Haven animal rescue in Sultan, WA. A celebration of Barbara's life will be held in the Spring.