Dalla Cram

1938 - 2020

Obituary Dalla Lea Cram, 81, died peacefully on March 4th, 2020 at Warm Beach Senior Community in Stanwood, Washington. She was born to Ruth and Dale Brady on July 5th, 1938, in Kansas City, Missouri. Dalla was a cheerleader at Smithville high in Jefferson Missouri. After high school graduation in 1956 she became a beautician. She worked at her Aunt Betty's beauty shop while attending Graceland college for 2 years. She then became a Sunday school teacher and worked for the Early Head Start Program and Idaho State School in Nampa, Idaho. Later, in 1977, Dalla had finished her training to become an LPN and graduated nursing school in Independence Missouri. Dalla had an extensive nursing career as a charge nurse at Merry Haven Care Center in Snohomish, WA. Dalla met and married Frank Cram in 1963. They had six wonderful children, two sets of twins and two single children. They lived and worked on a dairy farm in Melba, Idaho. Dalla and Frank later divorced in 1976. Dalla and the children moved to Independence, Missouri where she obtained her nursing license. All while raising her six children. She and the children then moved to Boise, Idaho in 1980. In 1998, after her children were all grown, Dalla moved to Marysville, Washington where her eldest daughter lived. In 2018, (due to multiple hospital stays and need for rehabilitation) she moved to Warm Beach Senior Community where she spent the remaining days of her life. Dalla was a fiercely strong mother, compassionate nurse, incredible gardener, wonderful friend, and a kind, generous person. She was a devoted, proud and loving mother. Dalla's love and dedication to her children was expressed in many ways. Her love, devotion, faith and knowledge. All to which each of her children will forever remember. Dalla had a compassionate and giving heart. She was eager and willing to help her friends. She enjoyed baking, cooking, and hosting potlucks in her senior community. Crafts and creativity—she loved both! She sewed, crocheted. Knitted. She enjoyed making crafts and believed something made was always better than something bought. Dalla is survived by her brother, Sherman Dale Brady, her sister-in-law, Wilma Brady, her sister, Margaret Nanette Cari, her ex-husband, Frank Cram, all six of her children (Mary Taylor, David Cram, Daniel Cram, Laurie Marron, Alisa Rettschlag, Ole Cram) and 14 grandchildren (TJ Taylor, Sarah Taylor, Caleb Cram, Chloe Cram, Kyle Cram, Breanna Davis, Jeremy Cram, Seth Cram, Amber Cram, Gavin Marron, Garind Marron, Conlan Marron, Shelby Marron, Paige Marron) and 5 great-grandchildren (Isabella, Sakura, Sayuki, Emma, and Harper) as well as many nieces and nephews and great-nieces and nephews.

July 5, 1938 - March 4, 2020