Doris was born May 21, 1912, and died peacefully May 14, 2006, at Tanner Springs Retirement Home in Lake Oswego, Ore.
She was preceded in death by her husband Jack C. Brady of Three Forks, Mont.; parents Turner and Nettie Bone of Edmonds; sister Elda Bone Howe of Langley; and brother Russell Bone of Seattle. She is survived by her brother William and his wife Helen of Maxwelton, as well as three nieces, Sandrea Sphar, Elizabeth Niemi, Katherine Criswell, and nephew William Bone. She is also survived by several great-nieces and great-nephews.
Doris was born on a farm in Beardsley, Minn. Her mother, father, and younger brother Bill moved to Alderwood Manor in 1934. She married her high school sweetheart Jack C. Brady after he followed her to Washington where he worked in the C.C.C. in Darrington. A busy and adventurous life followed.
Doris worked as a domestic during the Great Depression to help pay for her parents’ home in Alderwood Manor; on a commercial fishing boat to Sitka, Alaska, with her husband; and on a large poultry farm in Alderwood Manor. She then moved to Three Forks, Mont., to help her husband supervise a sizable poultry operation and manage the large hydroponic garden they owned.
When Doris’ husband Jack passed away suddenly in Three Forks, she returned to Washington to join her sister Elda, brother Bill, and sister-in-law Helen on Whidbey Island.
Doris loved Whidbey Island and her home at Wheel Estates. She was a member of Langley United Methodist Church and Maxwelton’s Little Brown Church. She was also active in Good Cheer and served as its president for several years.
Doris’ final years were spent with her nieces Beth Niemi in Longview, and Kathy Criswell in Lake Oswego, Ore. Doris received love and care to the end of her life.
Beth, Kathy and Billy Bone especially loved their Auntie Doris and Uncle Jack. They spoiled these children of William and Helen Bone beyond all belief. It was so much fun for all. They are both so missed by the children.
Doris will be returned to Whidbey Island, the place she loved the most and always called home. She will be interred at the Langley Cemetery to be near her sister Elda. Doris is home at last.
When you are sorrowful, look again in your heart, and you shall see that, in truth, you are weeping for that which has been your delight.
— Kahill Gibran
