March 19, 1934 - September 29, 2019
Maureen Chinn Obituary Maureen Chinn, 85, passed away quietly on Sunday, September 29, 2019, after a long illness. The memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 19th, at Heritage Funeral Home. Maureen Kae Schermerhorn was born on March 19, 1934, in Newport, Washington, the daughter of Wayne and Martha (Merritt) Schermerhorn. Maureen and her siblings�Naomi, Wayne, Kathleen (twin), Eugene, Theis, Anne, and Byron�were raised in Idaho. Maureen met her future husband, Donald Albert Chinn, at Walla Walla College and they were married on March 10, 1957. They spent the following summer in a Washington State Forest Service fire lookout tower. Their first son, Jamie, was born on Thanksgiving Day in 1957. Maureen and Don then moved to Boise, Idaho, where their second son, Perry, was born on the Summer Solstice of 1960. After that, they moved to Loma Linda, California, where their first daughter, Jeanne, was born in the late summer of 1962. Next, Maureen and Don moved north to Modesto, California, where they celebrated the birth of their third son, Greg, in September of 1964. The family later moved on to Oregon and then to Spangle, Washington, where Maureen commuted to her job at Deaconess Hospital in Spokane, Washington. It was in Spokane, Washington that their second daughter, Beth, was born in September of 1969. In the early 1970s, Don and Maureen relocated to Enumclaw and then to Buckley, Washington. Maureen took a position as Office Manager with White River Middle School, where she retired after 29 years of service. Among many other things, Maureen will be remembered for her wonderful smile, beautiful singing voice, talented piano playing, and her love of family. Maureen is survived by her children�Jamie Chinn, Dr. Perry and Melanie Chinn, Jeanne and Scott Kurtz, and Elizabeth Chinn; her grandchildren�Brandon Chinn, Geoff Chinn, Dylan Chinn, Jon Chinn, Jared Chinn, Colin Chinn, Katie and Keith Poe, Andrea and Jason Riley, Lindsey Jensen, and Alee and Kale Lents; her great-grandchildren�Leanora, Kingsley, Kiah, Silas, Leon, and Teagan; and her siblings�Naomi Huey, Wayne Schermerhorn, Eugene Schermerhorn, Anne Morris, and Byron Schermerhorn�and their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. � To plant a beautiful memorial tree in memory of Maureen, please visit our Tree Store. Read more Events SEP 29
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