Anita Elizabeth Munroe

Anita Elizabeth Munroe November 7, 1915 – March 10, 2013 Our dearest and loving Mother passed away Sunday, March 10, 2013 at 2:30 in the afternoon with her family all around her. The day was sunny with flowers blooming everywhere, telling us Spring is on its way! The backyard birds and squirrels she came to love and observe from her window everyday, were singing sweetly for her. A perfect day to depart from this life. Anita passed away of heart failure and stage 4 kidney failure. Luckily, she did not suffer long. Hospice came in to help Nicky (daughter-in-law) who was her 24-7 caregiver 5 days before she passed. Anita loved her family and her church, St. Peter Catholic Parish, all her life. She was a member and attended regularly. She had a very active life, volunteering for the church and belonging to the Catholic Daughter Organization. Anita was a very strong woman physically and mentally. She had perfect health all her life, never sick or in the hospital except in 1949 to have her one child, her son Del. She was born with great strong genetics and longevity. She was 97 years young when she passed. Anita was born in Sherwood, Oregon on November 7, 1915. She lived on the family farm and worked the fields with her 3 older Brothers: Frances, Leo and Marcell. Anita was the youngest in the family. She married Archie Lee Munroe on October 7, 1943 with a simple ceremony at St. Helen’s Catholic Church. They made their home in Newberg, Oregon and lived here their complete life. She had many friends in the community and was well loved by those who knew her. Anita loved working with her hands. She loved gardening around her home and her beach property at Twin Rocks. She knitted, crocheted, painted fabrics, sewed, and loved to bake. Anita was a homemaker her whole life and a good one too! She belonged to multiple game groups, such as Bunco, Bingo, cards and dominoes. With poor eyesight the last 10 years of her life (macular degeneration), she was forced to quit her games and hand projects. She could not see to read either. TV became her friend most of the time. Anita leaves a son, Delmer Munroe and his longtime spouse Nicky, and a stepdaughter, Theresa Munroe of Ft. Scott, Kansas. Delmer and Nicky gave Anita 4 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren who live in Seattle, Washington, and 2 great-grandchildren in Portland and Gaston, Oregon. Anita had 4 grandchildren from Theresa also. Anita lived a long and happy life that’s for sure. She lived alone in her home for some 22 years after her loving Archie passed away on September 7, 1990 in Newberg at their home. About 6 months ago Anita could no longer live on her own and needed help and care. She moved into the home of Del and Nicky, lived like a “Queen”, and passed away there. The family will miss her terribly, but know she is in a much sweeter and better place, Heaven. As Anita would say: “I got the worry, I got to pray, and God was good to me everyday.”

Anita Elizabeth Munroe

November 7, 1915 - March 10, 2013