Monica Frances (Morash) Wilson Obituary (1919

Monica Frances Wilson Monica Frances (Morash) Wilson died peacefully on July 26, 2016, at Franciscan Hospice House in University Place, Washington. She was 96 years of age. Monica was born at Tacoma General Hospital on October 22, 1919, and lived in Pierce County her entire life. She graduated with Puyallup High School's class of 1936 (and counted many of her fellow Vikings as lifelong friends). After high school she worked as a secretary, ultimately for the Pierce County Health Department, where she met her future husband, the late Thomas Miller Wilson. They settled on Henderson Bay near Gig Harbor, and lived there for nearly 45 years, raising three children and caring for many stray cats. Monica was passionate about life--every facet of it. Her dearest interests included music, books, watercolor, travel, gardening, her faith, her friends and family. She had been a member of St. Nicholas Catholic Church in Gig Harbor since 1953, and served her parish in many ways. She is remembered by her children as a woman who put her family above all else and who demonstrated, every day, that giving to her husband and children was her greatest passion in life. Monica was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas, and her sister, Lorraine Giesy. She is survived by her daughter Fran (John) Cregier, sons Jim Wilson and Tom (Maura) Wilson, and grandson Liam Wilson. A Funeral Mass for Monica will be celebrated on Friday, August 5, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Nicholas Catholic Church in Gig Harbor, and she will be interred at Haven of Rest Memorial Park. Remembrances would be gratefully received by the American Heart Association (www.heart.org) or Franciscan Hospice House (PO Box 1502, Tacoma WA 98401 or www.chifranciscan.org.). Please sign her guest book on this page with your favorite memories and condolences for the family. American Heart Association1142 Broadway #120, Tacoma WA 98402Tel: 1-253-272-7854Web: http://www.heart.org Franciscan Hospice House and Palliative Care2901 Bridgeport Way W, Mailstop 62-02, University Place WA 98466Tel: 1-253-534-7000Web: https://chif.catholichealth.net/frf/donate