Mary Cathryne (Kay) Lincoln Edler Mary Cathryne (Kay) Lincoln Edler passed away Sunday, 2/6/2011, at Mason General Hospital in Shelton, Washington, from natural causes and the complications of Alzheimer’s. She was almost 89 years old, She happily lived much of her life at Bayshore. Known as Kay, she was born in Seattle, Washington, on March 11, 1922, to Wan-en Lincoln and Blanche (Willey) Lincoln. She lived with her parents at Potlatch where her father Warren Lincoln and her grandfather Ben Willey farmed and operated a saw mill, At age 5, she moved with her parents and her sister, Barbara (age 2) to the family property known as Bayshore on Oakland Bay 3 miles north of Shelton, Before Washington was a state, Kay‘s greatvgrandfather Enoch Willey had bought 153 acres there in 1868. and eventually additional acreage. Her grandfather Ben Willey had built a dam on Johns Creek around 1926 to furnish electricity for the Bayshore Store which he had built and for other houses and cabins. In 1930 Bnyshore, Inc. was formed and her father and grandfather began the construction of the Bayshore Golf Course. The old club house was the home she grew up in. Kay fondly remembered selling cheese and pumping gas as a young girl at the old Bayshore Store. Kay graduated from the Irene S. Reed High School in Shelton in 1939. She was interested in drawing and painting and also in drama, acting in the high school plays. She attended the College of Puget Sound in Tacoma for two years 1939 to 1941 where she was an art major. With the start of World War 11 Kay switched to advertising art at the Edison Vocational School in Seattle, graduating in 1943. From there she went to Boeing to help with the war effort, working as a draftsman in the engineering department. There she met her future husband. Henry (Hank) Edler, He was from Chicago with a masters degree in Engineering from Northwestern University. Kay and Hank married September 4, 1944, in Seattle, later living in Chicago, Southern California, and Arlington, Virginia, Later Kay returned to Washington, living in Tacoma, Vancouver, and Olympia, before finally returning to Bayshore in 1980. She and her sister Barbara Stroud managed their family business which included rentals, the Bayshore Store, the gravel pit, and additional timberland. Kay enjoyed traveling abroad, yet she always preferred being home at Bayshore With her family gardening, painting and cooking (her casseroles and homemade apple pies were legendary). Kay firmly believed in the value of education and was very proud of her pioneer roots. She joined PEO, the women’s educational and philanthropic organization, in 1972. She served as president of Chapter DE in Tacoma before moving to Chapter B in Shelton in 1981. In the 1970's Kay joined the Shelton chapter of the Daughters of the Pioneers. She served as president and held a state office. Kay was very interested in family history and genealogy, being related to Enoch Willey and Abraham Lincoln. Kay was preceded in death by her father Warren Lincoln (3/3/75), her mother Blanche Willey Lincoln (11/5/66), and her husband Henry (Hank) G. Edler (2/26/93). She is survived by her sister. Mrs. Barbara Jean Stroud Anderson of Shelton. WA. She is also survived by her 4 children: her son Henry (Steve) Edler of Los Angeles, CA; her son Christopher (Chris) Edler of Port Hadlock, WA; her son Peter Edler of Saratoga, CA; and her daughter Kathryn (Kathy) Edler Cowley of Shelton, WA. She is also survived by her 2 grandchildren: Brigette Edler of Los Angeles. CA; and Brian Cowley of Shelton, WA. She is also survived by 4 nieces and nephews: Carol Hardin of Shelton, WA, Michael Hardin of Shelton, WA, Eric Stroud of Santa Rosa, CA; and Mark Stroud of Vancouver, WA. Memorial donations to her favorite charities can be sent to: PEO — B President Myrna Bennett, PO. Box 2509, Shelton, WA 98584 or Mason County Historical Society, PO. Box 1366, Shelton, WA 98584. A memorial service celebrating Kay’s life will be held on Sunday, 2/20/11. at 2:00 pm at Hope Chapel, located at 421 W. E Street in Shelton, across from the Shelton Cemetery. Future inunirnent at Shelton Cemetery. Arrangements by McComb Funeral Home film-4264803) www.mccombfh.com Obituary _ E Page 8—6 Shelton-Mason County Journal — Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011 , OCR Text: Mary Cathryne (Kay) Lincoln Edler Mary Cathryne (Kay) Lincoln Edler passed away Sunday, 2/6/2011, at Mason General Hospital in Shelton, Washington, from natural causes and the complications of Alzheimer’s. She was almost 89 years old, She happily lived much of her life at Bayshore. Known as Kay, she was born in Seattle, Washington, on March 11, 1922, to Wan-en Lincoln and Blanche (Willey) Lincoln. She lived with her parents at Potlatch where her father Warren Lincoln and her grandfather Ben Willey farmed and operated a saw mill, At age 5, she moved with her parents and her sister, Barbara (age 2) to the family property known as Bayshore on Oakland Bay 3 miles north of Shelton, Before Washington was a state, Kay‘s greatvgrandfather Enoch Willey had bought 153 acres there in 1868. and eventually additional acreage. Her grandfather Ben Willey had built a dam on Johns Creek around 1926 to furnish electricity for the Bayshore Store which he had built and for other houses and cabins. In 1930 Bnyshore, Inc. was formed and her father and grandfather began the construction of the Bayshore Golf Course. The old club house was the home she grew up in. Kay fondly remembered selling cheese and pumping gas as a young girl at the old Bayshore Store. Kay graduated from the Irene S. Reed High School in Shelton in 1939. She was interested in drawing and painting and also in drama, acting in the high school plays. She attended the College of Puget Sound in Tacoma for two years 1939 to 1941 where she was an art major. With the start of World War 11 Kay switched to advertising art at the Edison Vocational School in Seattle, graduating in 1943. From there she went to Boeing to help with the war effort, working as a draftsman in the engineering department. There she met her future husband. Henry (Hank) Edler, He was from Chicago with a masters degree in Engineering from Northwestern University. Kay and Hank married September 4, 1944, in Seattle, later living in Chicago, Southern California, and Arlington, Virginia, Later Kay returned to Washington, living in Tacoma, Vancouver, and Olympia, before finally returning to Bayshore in 1980. She and her sister Barbara Stroud managed their family business which included rentals, the Bayshore Store, the gravel pit, and additional timberland. Kay enjoyed traveling abroad, yet she always preferred being home at Bayshore With her family gardening, painting and cooking (her casseroles and homemade apple pies were legendary). Kay firmly believed in the value of education and was very proud of her pioneer roots. She joined PEO, the women’s educational and philanthropic organization, in 1972. She served as president of Chapter DE in Tacoma before moving to Chapter B in Shelton in 1981. In the 1970's Kay joined the Shelton chapter of the Daughters of the Pioneers. She served as president and held a state office. Kay was very interested in family history and genealogy, being related to Enoch Willey and Abraham Lincoln. Kay was preceded in death by her father Warren Lincoln (3/3/75), her mother Blanche Willey Lincoln (11/5/66), and her husband Henry (Hank) G. Edler (2/26/93). She is survived by her sister. Mrs. Barbara Jean Stroud Anderson of Shelton. WA. She is also survived by her 4 children: her son Henry (Steve) Edler of Los Angeles, CA; her son Christopher (Chris) Edler of Port Hadlock, WA; her son Peter Edler of Saratoga, CA; and her daughter Kathryn (Kathy) Edler Cowley of Shelton, WA. She is also survived by her 2 grandchildren: Brigette Edler of Los Angeles. CA; and Brian Cowley of Shelton, WA. She is also survived by 4 nieces and nephews: Carol Hardin of Shelton, WA, Michael Hardin of Shelton, WA, Eric Stroud of Santa Rosa, CA; and Mark Stroud of Vancouver, WA. Memorial donations to her favorite charities can be sent to: PEO — B President Myrna Bennett, PO. Box 2509, Shelton, WA 98584 or Mason County Historical Society, PO. Box 1366, Shelton, WA 98584. A memorial service celebrating Kay’s life will be held on Sunday, 2/20/11. at 2:00 pm at Hope Chapel, located at 421 W. E Street in Shelton, across from the Shelton Cemetery. Future inunirnent at Shelton Cemetery. 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