Zadah Leona Thaves passed into the loving arms of her precious Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on January 15, 2006 at the age of 94. Zadah was born on October 20th 1911 near Dent, Minnesota, eldest of five children born to Leon and Effa Obert. She married Clarence Thaves on June 29th 1935 in Minneapolis, MN. They moved to Richland, WA in 1943 where they raised their three daughters. In 2000 Zadah relocated to the Warm Beach Community Center in Stanwood, Washington where for six years she enjoyed the loving Christian environment in assisted living and for a brief period the gentle care of the nursing staff. Zadah was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence, in 1991, by her brother Wallace in 1992, and sister Frances in 2004. She is survived by three daughters, Bonnie Valley Michael of Modesto, CA; Marlene Knaplund John of Clinton, WA; Carolyn Morris Doug Dykstra of Bothell, WA. She is also survived, by brother Donald Obert Jean of Desert Aire, WA, and sister Eva Simmons Melvin of Clinton, WA, as well as by eight grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. Also by numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. Zadah will never be forgotten, and truly missed by family and friends. We love you mom!

Interment took place at Einan’s Cemetery in Richland, WA, on January 18, 2006. A memorial service will be held at Beachwood in the Warm Beach Community Center at 20420 Marine Drive in Stanwood, WA 98292, on Sunday, January 29, 2006 at 1:30 PM. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Billy Graham Ministries.