Edra Christina (Olson) Haynes

Edra Haynes passed away peacefully at home on the afternoon of September 4th.  She was born in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada on the 27th

of July, 1937, the daughter of Edwin and Agnes Olson.  Her family had moved away from Seattle while her father played Semi-Pro baseball in Westminster, BC.  She moved to West Seattle as an infant and lived there until she was married.  Edra attended West Seattle High school, graduating in 1955 as a member of the Honor Society, the Junior Orthopedic Guild, and the Girl Scouts.  In 1955, she attended the State College of Washington, now Washington State University, majoring in Elementary Education until her marriage to Donald Clifford Haynes, of Richland Washington, in August of 1958.  During college she was a member of SPURS and the Alpha Chi Omega sorority.  

Edra was preceded in death by her husband Donald and is survived by her sister, Janis Peterson and three children, Rick Haynes, Andrew Haynes, and Janis McWhirter, and six grandchildren, two from each of her children.  Through her life, she raised her family in West Seattle, Boston MA, Nenana AK, Paso Robles CA, and then on Vashon Island in 1960.  After building a home on Vashon, she lived there the remainder of her life. 

During her time on Vashon, she was a founding member of the Vashon Country Club, a life member of Eastern Star and Alpha Chi Omega and a member of PEO and the Vashon Senior Center.  She delivered Meals-on-Wheels for 30 years and volunteered at the Vashon-Maury Food Bank, becoming a friend and confidant of people throughout Vashon.  Don and Edra also ran the Seven Seas Trading Company producing trophies for nearly all events on Vashon since 1977.  Along with raising children, making trophies, and volunteering her time to help others,

she was a voracious reader and lover of crossword puzzles.

A celebration of her life, for all who knew her, will be held on Sunday, 15, September from 3:00 to 5:00 at the Vashon Country Club.  Please bring memories to share.  Edra has asked that donations be made to the Seattle Children’s Hospital Foundation, PO Box 5371, Seattle WA 98145 or the to Vashon Food Bank, PO Box 1205 Vashon, WA, 98070,  in her name in lieu of flowers.  Please visit the online guest book at www.islandfuneral.com. 

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