Leona H Myers

08/17/1930 - 12/15/2020

Obituary For Leona H Myers

Leona H. Myers, 90, of Maple Valley, WA, passed away peacefully a little after daybreak December 15, 2020, while in St. Anthony's Hospital in Gig Harbor, Washington, with her husband Ted L. Myers by her side. Leona was born August 17, 1930, in Greeley, Colorado, to Carl E. and Nelly Alfrida Johnson, both immigrants from Sweden. She, along with her brother and three sisters, grew up living the farm life in Weld County, Colorado, near Greeley. She attended multiple schools around Greeley, since they lived on various farms, and ultimately graduated valedictorian from Galeton High School in 1948. She wrote a memoir of this time, entitled “Memories of My Childhood” and later gifted a copy to the City of Greeley Museums.

In 1951 she earned her B.A. degree in education from Colorado State College of Education in Greeley and began her 40-year teaching career in Carlsbad, NM teaching 2nd grade at the Airfield School from 1951-1955. During the summers she returned to Greeley to pursue an M.A. in education, which she obtained in 1955. Her teaching career continued in Jefferson County, Colorado (1956-1960), and ended in Chesterton, Indiana (1961-1991) where she spent most of her years teaching 1st & 2nd grades at Thomas and Bailly Elementary Schools. Leona especially liked working with children who had difficulty learning to read.

On February 14, 1955, she married Ted Myers in Carlsbad, NM. After Ted's graduation from the Colorado School of Mines in 1960, they moved to Chesterton, IN. Upon retiring in 1991, they returned to the Greeley area. Following her life-changing stroke in 1999, Leona and Ted eventually moved to Maple Valley, WA in 2004 to be near their daughter & son-in-law.

Although during her life Leona attended several different churches representing different denominations, her core faith in the saving grace provided by God through His Son Jesus Christ guided her throughout. Her hobbies included needlework, reading, gardening, stained glass, and picture and crossword puzzles.

Survivors are her husband, Ted Myers; a son, Terry Myers of Eagar, AZ; a daughter, Kathy Myers (husband, Jeff Mergenthal) also of Maple Valley, WA; two sisters, Margaret Moore and Doris Peterson of Windsor, CO and Eaton, CO, respectively; and many nieces and nephews. Her parents, brother Gerald Johnson (Lillian) and sister, Genevieve Magnuson (Albin), predeceased her.

Memorial service will be on Saturday, Jan 2, 2021 at 1:00pm at Grace Community Church in Auburn, WA. Memorial gifts may be made to Moody Bible Institute in care of Price-Helton Funeral Home in Auburn, WA at priceheltonfuneralhome.com.

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2 Jan

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01:00 PM

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01/17/2025

Mert and Dorothy Esmond

Our deepest sympathy Ted. Dorothy and I have you in our prayers during these difficult times.
01/17/2025

Shirley Cook Bodett

As a friend of Kathy's from Liberty Bible Church, I would spend time at the Myers' home and remember Leona as a gentle, generous, warm person. I have nothing but good memories of her and join you all in celebrating her life.
01/17/2025

Merrilee J Miron

My heartfelt thoughts and prayers go out to you Ted and your family. I pray her memory will bring you peace.My condolences. Merrilee Miron, your neighbor.Â
01/17/2025

Kathy

Hi Shirley!Â Thanks for sharing your memories - I have good memories of those days, too.Â Â Â Â Kathy
01/17/2025

Andrea Ulrich

Ted, Kathy, Terry and family,I am so saddened to hear of Leona's passing.Â I have so many fond memories of time spent with her as a child! She is woven into who I am and all that made my childhood so grand! I will forever cherish the times that we spent together and lessons she taught as I grew up. Please know you are all in my prayers and I am hugging you from afar!Andrea Ulrich
01/17/2025

Roxann Atchison Walker

Mrs. Myers was my 1st grade teacher at Central Elementary School in Chesterton, Indiana, in 1967-68. She was a wonderful teacher Â who truly cared about her students, and I have fond memories of being in her class. Iâ€™m sorry to hear of her passing. My sincere sympathy to the Myers family.ðŸ˜"ðŸ˜¢
01/17/2025

Ken Tuttle

Dear Ted, we are praying for you and your family as you grieve the loss of your precious Leona. We know you are grieving, but with the hope that you will be with her in heaven. May God provide you with comfort and peace in the days ahead. You are loved, Ken and Nook
01/17/2025

Ted

Thank you, Andrea, for your kind words. I take great comfort from them
01/17/2025

Ted

Thank you, Ken and Nook, for your kind and comforting words.
01/17/2025

JC & Carla Moore

Dear Uncle TedOur thoughts and prayers are with you,Terry, Kathy and Jeff. Aunt Leona was my favorite Aunt, always so loving and great fun. She could always match my orneriness with a one of a kind sense of humor. We were all very blessed to have her in our lives. We remember our visit and the picture that was taken as she looked over her beautiful garden. My tears are tempered with the joy she brought. As we shared the news of her passing with our kids, each remembered a funny story, and ALL smiled when we mentioned her name. I know she was welcomed to heaven with "Job well done, good and faithful servant""Â JC and Carla
01/17/2025

Ted

Thank you, Roxann, for your kind thoughts.Â The Myers family
01/17/2025

Cindi Ursta Ward

Mrs. Myers was my favorite teacher!! She was my 1st grade teacher in Chesterton, IN at Bailey Elementary School. I will never forget her and have such fond happy memories of her. After graduating high school I was a cosmetologist and had the privilege of doing her hair a few times. Such a beautiful person and wonderful example of a kind gentle and caring soul. I will truly miss her..... May God bless her soul as she ascend to heaven with him. And may Godâ€™s love comfort and bless you right now.