Josephine Williams

Josephine Williams, 92, of Bainbridge Island, passed away on April 22 at Martha and Mary Health Care. She was born September 16, 1914 to Leo Snow and Hattie (Stubbs) Snow at home on a 20 acre farm on the top of Clyde Hill, Bellevue, WA. Having survived a premature birth weighing only 3.5 pounds, she is of strong stock. The family later moved to Seattle where she attended school and grew up on Capitol Hill. Josephine graduated from Garfield High School. She was the widow of a US Navy WWII Veteran, a devoted homemaker and bookkeeper for dairy farms. Mrs. Williams enjoyed gardening, traveling, toll painting, embroidery, knitting, crochet, all sports but especially baseball and Seattle teams. She also played the piano, pipe organ and was a member of St. Olaf's Catholic Church. She is survived by her sons, William, John, and Dale; and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Contributions, J5-200 P.O. Box 19024 Seattle, WA 98109.